The victory secures the sixth seed for Guilford (14-11, 9-9 ODAC) in this weekend's ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament in Salem, VA. The Quakers play third-seeded Bridgewater in the tournament's opening round this Saturday (2/19) at 8:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.
Washington and Lee (2-23, 0-18 ODAC) ends the 2004-05 campaign on a 14-game losing skid. The Generals join the 1993-94 Eastern Mennonite team as the lone squads in ODAC history with an 0-18 league record.
Guilford never trailed in the game and used a 10-2 run midway through the first half to grab a 13-point lead. The Quakers finished the period with a 9-1 flourish and led 49-31 at halftime. Lawhorn tallied 12 points and freshman Kerry Atkinson (Raleigh, NC/Wakefield) added 11 points and four steals in the first half. The Quakers shot over 54 percent from the floor and converted Washington and Lee's 16 first-half turnovers into 27 points.
Washington and Lee trimmed a 28-point second-half deficit to 14 with 8:58 left in the game, but drew no closer. Sophomore Greg Beinemann (Chatham, NJ/Chatham), who was scoreless in two first-half minutes, tallied all of his team-high 16 points in the second half. Sophomore Chris Halkitis (New Port Richey, FL/Ridgewood) added 14 points and four assists for the Generals. Rookie Mason Herman (Martinsburg, WV/St. Maria Goretti) scored three points and had a game-high 11 rebounds.
Lawhorn scored his 19 points in 19 minutes on eight-of-14 shooting from the floor. Sophomore Jordan Snipes (Siler City, NC/Jordan-Matthews (Methodist)) scored 14 points and in his best offensive showing since his heroic 34-point showing at Randolph-Macon Jan. 31. Atkinson finished with 13 points, six steals, two blocks and three assists in 15 minutes off the bench. Sophomore Thomas Burge (Winston-Salem, NC/Glenn) added 10 points, five assists and seven boards in a solid 24 minutes of work. Rookie Andy Sharpe (Arden, NC/Carolina Day (UNC Asheville)) paced the Quakers with eight rebounds. The Quakers finished with 34 points off of 23 Washington and Lee turnovers and outscored the Generals, 21-12, in second-chance points.
Washington and Lee vs Guilford 02/15/05 7:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House At Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House GUILFORD 89, WASHINGTON AND LEE 71 WASHINGTON AND LEE (2-23, 0-18 ODAC) BIENEMANN, Greg 5-9 6-6 16; HALKITIS, Chris 4-9 3-4 14; DAVIS, Chris 4-8 2-3 10; EDGE, Ryan 3-4 1-3 7; FRANKLIN, Andrew 2-6 2-2 7; KUSIMO, Femi 3-3 0-0 6; LAWLESS, Matt 1-4 2-2 4; MUMPER, John 1-4 2-2 4; HERMAN, Mason 1-7 1-2 3; WILL, David 0-1 0-0 0; SWEET, Alex 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 19-24 71. GUILFORD (14-11, 9-9 ODAC) LAWHORN, Genaro 8-14 3-3 19; SNIPES, Jordan 5-7 2-2 14; ATKINSON, Kerry 6-12 0-0 13; BURGE, Thomas 5-9 0-0 10; EDMOND, Ray 2-6 2-2 8; BELKOSKI, Eric 3-4 0-0 6; TAYLOR, Jamel 2-2 1-1 5; STRONG, Ben 2-5 0-0 4; GILLETTE, Stephen 2-3 0-0 4; MILLER, Truitt 1-2 0-0 3; KITAIF, Ryan 1-2 0-0 2; GRAY, Ashford 0-2 1-2 1; SHARPE, Andy 0-2 0-2 0; STEPHENSON, Patrick 0-1 0-0 0; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 37-75 9-12 89. Washington and Lee............ 31 40 - 71 Guilford...................... 49 40 - 89 3-point goals-Washington and Lee 4-13 (HALKITIS, Chris 3-7; FRANKLIN, Andrew 1-1; MUMPER, John 0-2; DAVIS, Chris 0-1; BIENEMANN, Greg 0-2), Guilford 6-19 (SNIPES, Jordan 2-3; EDMOND, Ray 2-5; ATKINSON, Kerry 1-3; MILLER, Truitt 1-2; GRAY, Ashford 0-1; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 0-1; BELKOSKI, Eric 0-1; BURGE, Thomas 0-3). Fouled out--Washington and Lee-None, Guilford-None. Rebounds-Washington and Lee 38 (HERMAN, Mason 11), Guilford 38 (SHARPE, Andy 8). Assists-Washington and Lee 8 (HALKITIS, Chris 4), Guilford 17 (BURGE, Thomas 5). Total fouls-Washington and Lee 15, Guilford 19. A-282 Old Dominion Athletic Conference game. Regular-season finale for both teams.