SATURDAY, JANUARY 7TH
Randolph-Macon College 76, Guilford College 71 OVERTIME
There were two lead changes in the first half, and Guilford was ahead at the break by four points, 27-23. The second half included five ties, and the score at the end of regulation was 62-62.
In the overtime period, Guilford led 64-62 before two foul shots by Randolph-Macon senior guard Patrick Gill tied things up at 64-64. That began a 14-7 run by the Yellow Jackets, giving them the victory.
Randolph-Macon was led by freshman guard David Carlson, who tied his career-high with 23 points and also grabbed a career-high seven rebounds. Senior forward Justin Wansley totaled 13 points and eight rebounds. Junior forward Phil Hawley had nine points, eight rebounds and a game-high four blocked shots. He made 7-of-8 foul shots (87.5%).
For Guilford, junior guard Jordan Snipes had 22 points and five rebounds. Sophomore center Ben Strong scored 13 points, making 7-of-8 free throws (87.5%). Junior guard Thomas Burge had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH
Randolph-Macon College 104, Emory & Henry College 89
The first half featured 11 lead changes and two ties. Randolph-Macon was up 44-42 at halftime. The Yellow Jackets never trailed in the second half, and led by as many as 17 points, 75-58, almost midway through the period.
A 26-12 run by the Wasps reduced the deficit to three points, 87-84, with 4:26 left in the contest. But Randolph-Macon outscored the visitors 17-5 down the stretch to close things out.
Leading Randolph-Macon were Wansley, with 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting (77.8%) and a game-high 12 rebounds (all defensive), and junior guard Adam Krovic, who also scored 22 points and tied his career-high with six rebounds. Krovic shot 9-for-12 from the floor (75.0%). Hawley added 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting (70.0%) and 10 rebounds.
Also for the Yellow Jackets, sophomore forward Jeremy Dixon made all eight of his field goal attempts, for a career-high 16 points, in 20 minutes of reserve action. Freshman forward Alex Irmer came off the bench to score a career-high 11 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting in just eight minutes. As a team, Randolph-Macon shot 71.9%, and the Yellow Jackets did not attempt any three-point field goals.
Emory & Henry was led by sophomore guard Shavar Bland, with 15 points. Freshman forward Bryan Sexton added 11 points and six rebounds. Freshman guard Cain Landreth scored 10 points, making 7-of-7 free throws.