GC (11-11, 9-6 ODAC) led for most of the first half with EMU (11-11, 6-9 ODAC) closing to 28-26 at the break. The second half featured six lead changes and nine ties as the teams battled for control. Kimbrough’s (Carrboro, N.C.) trey gave the Quakers the lead for good. GC was able to hold on the rest of the way for the 70-66 win.
Sophomore center Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C.) had a double-double for GC with 13 points, 11 boards, and three blocks. Kimbrough and junior guard Jordan Snipes (Siler City, N.C.) each finished with 11 points.
EMU was led by sophomore guard Korey Whiting’s (Stafford, Va.) 13 points, four boards, and five steals. Sophomore guard Brad Parkes (Winchester, Va.) had 12 points and six boards. Junior forward Jason Sager (Edinburg, Va.) had 12 points, five boards, three assists, and two blocks. Junior guard JoMorrae Gordon (Oakdale, Calif.) added 10 points while senior forward E.J. Arrington (Staunton, Va.) had three points and a team-high 11 boards.
GC shot 47.4% from the floor, hit 5-of-13 (38.5%) three-pointers, and went 11-for-19 at the charity stripe. EMU led in rebounds 43-39, but shot just 35.5% from the floor. The Royals were also 4-of-18 (22.2%) on three-pointers and 18-of-27 (66.7%) on free throws.
EMU will play its home finale on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. home game against Randolph-Macon College.
Newspaper Box Score Guilford vs Eastern Mennonite 02/05/06 4:00pm at Harrisonburg, Va. At Harrisonburg, Va. GUILFORD 70, EASTERN MENNONITE 66 GUILFORD (11-11, 9-6 ODAC) STRONG, Ben 5-12 3-5 13; SNIPES, Jordan 4-12 2-3 11; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 4-6 2-2 11; LOCKETT, L.T. 3-5 2-3 9; BELKOSKI, Eric 3-7 2-4 8; TAYLOR, Jamel 2-2 0-0 4; WELLS, Barry 2-3 0-0 4; PAYNE, Josh 1-2 0-0 3; BURGE, Thomas 1-2 0-2 3; NEVILLE, George 1-2 0-0 2; COSTON, Jordan 1-3 0-0 2; SNIPES, Justin 0-0 0-0 0; COSTON, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 11-19 70. EASTERN MENNONITE (11-11, 6-9 ODAC) WHITING, Korey 4-11 4-6 13; SAGER, Jason 4-8 4-6 12; PARKES, Brad 4-8 3-4 12; GORDON, JoMorrae 4-10 2-2 10; PARRISH, LeRoger 3-7 0-0 7; LENTZ, Jason 1-5 2-5 4; ARRINGTON, E.J. 1-5 1-1 3; GALYON, Dustin 1-6 0-0 3; BAILEY, Corey 0-1 2-3 2; LYONS, Jered 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 18-27 66. Guilford...................... 28 42 - 70 Eastern Mennonite............. 26 40 - 66 3-point goals-Guilford 5-13 (SNIPES, Jordan 1-5; BURGE, Thomas 1-2; PAYNE, Josh 1-2; LOCKETT, L.T. 1-2; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 1-1; COSTON, Jordan 0-1), Eastern Mennonite 4-18 (GALYON, Dustin 1-3; PARRISH, LeRoger 1-2; WHITING, Korey 1-4; PARKES, Brad 1-2; ARRINGTON, E.J. 0-3; LYONS, Jered 0-1; GORDON, JoMorrae 0-2; SAGER, Jason 0-1). Fouled out--Guilford-None, Eastern Mennonite-None. Rebounds-Guilford 39 (STRONG, Ben 11), Eastern Mennonite 43 (ARRINGTON, E.J. 11). Assists-Guilford 14 (BURGE, Thomas 6), Eastern Mennonite 10 (LENTZ, Jason 3; SAGER, Jason 3). Total fouls-Guilford 22, Eastern Mennonite 20. A-450