Strong, who made seven of eight second-half shots, scored on three straight Guilford possessions early in the second period to expand the Quakers' 28-24 halftime lead to 41-32 with 15:07 left. The nine-point deficit was the Hornets' smallest for the rest of the game as Guilford made nearly 60 percent of its second-half field goals. Quakers' sophomore guard Ray Edmond (Winston-Salem, NC/North Forsyth) scored nine of his 11 points off the bench in the second half.
Senior Patrick Prior (Cheshire, CT/Cheshire) totalled 19 points and a game-high eight rebounds for Lynchburg, which lost at Division I Liberty Friday night, 84-50. Junior center Peter Vasiliou (Chincoteague, VA/Chincoteague) added 11 points and senior guard Andy Albright (Hudson, OH/Hudson) chipped in 10 points and two steals. Lynchburg's leading scorer, junior guard Pete Manos, Jr. (Miami, FL/Avon Old Farms (CT)), scored eight points on three-of-15 shooting from the floor.
Guilford sophomore point guard Caleb Kimbrough (Carrboro, NC/Chapel Hill) contributed 14 points and four rebounds. Freshman forward George Neville (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) shared team-high rebounding honors with seven. Guilford enjoyed a 51-34 edge in rebounds and converted 17 offensive boards in to 19 points.
The Quakers visit Division I Elon Monday (12/5) at 7:00 p.m. before resuming ODAC play at Washington and Lee Wednesday (12/7) at 7:00 p.m. Lynchburg ends a three-game road trip Wednesday (12/7) at league-foe Hampden-Sydney at 7:00 p.m.
Lynchburg vs Guilford 12/03/05 3:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House At Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House GUILFORD 79, LYNCHBURG 64 LYNCHBURG (0-8, 0-2 ODAC) PRIOR, Patrick 6-10 7-7 19; VASILIOU, Peter 3-7 5-6 11; ALBRIGHT, Andy 1-3 8-9 10; MANOS, Pete 3-15 1-2 8; SWEENEY, Matthew 2-8 0-0 4; BURGESS, Jack 1-3 0-0 3; SAFO, Kwame 1-2 1-2 3; MARCINIAK, Brian 1-2 0-0 3; FAIRCHILD, Reed 1-3 0-3 2; FANCOURT, Evan 0-1 1-2 1; BARKSDALE, Wright 0-0 0-0 0; SHEAFFER, David 0-4 0-0 0; HAZZARD, Kenny 0-0 0-0 0; GOINGS, Ramon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 23-31 64. GUILFORD (4-1, 2-0 ODAC) STRONG, Ben 11-15 4-8 26; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 4-8 4-4 14; EDMOND, Ray 4-6 3-6 11; BURGE, Thomas 2-9 2-5 7; PAYNE, Josh 2-5 0-0 6; LOCKETT, L.T. 1-4 2-2 4; NEVILLE, George 2-4 0-0 4; STANLEY, Mat 1-1 0-0 3; SNIPES, Jordan 0-2 2-2 2; TAYLOR, Jamel 1-4 0-0 2; WELLS, Barry 0-0 0-0 0; SNIPES, Justin 0-0 0-0 0; COSTON, Jordan 0-3 0-0 0; KITAIF, Ryan 0-1 0-2 0; MILLER, Truitt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 17-29 79. Lynchburg..................... 24 40 - 64 Guilford...................... 28 51 - 79 3-point goals-Lynchburg 3-14 (MARCINIAK, Brian 1-1; BURGESS, Jack 1-1; MANOS, Pete 1-8; SWEENEY, Matthew 0-2; SHEAFFER, David 0-1; PRIOR, Patrick 0-1), Guilford 6-21 (PAYNE, Josh 2-4; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 2-5; BURGE, Thomas 1-3; STANLEY, Mat 1-1; SNIPES, Jordan 0-1; COSTON, Jordan 0-2; LOCKETT, L.T. 0-3; EDMOND, Ray 0-2). Fouled out--Lynchburg-FAIRCHILD, Reed, Guilford-None. Rebounds-Lynchburg 34 (PRIOR, Patrick 8), Guilford 51 (NEVILLE, George 7; STRONG, Ben 7). Assists-Lynchburg 10 (PRIOR, Patrick 3), Guilford 16 (SNIPES, Jordan 5). Total fouls-Lynchburg 23, Guilford 24. A-480 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Game