WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University men's basketball team stormed back from an 18-point deficit to down visiting Randolph, 71-65, in ODAC action Saturday afternoon.
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Trailing 50-32 following a Tyren Hairston 3-pointer with 12:30 to play, the Hornets (5-7, 2-1 ODAC) began the long climb back into the contest.
IN DEPTH
Sophomore
Alex Horvath began the rally with a 3-pointer of his own 14 seconds later, and SU scored 12 of the next 14 points of the game to cut the deficit to eight, 52-44, with 10:08 remaining.
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An 8-4 run for the 'Cats (5-8, 1-3) put the visitors back up 12 by the 7:05 mark, but Shenandoah was not finished.
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A 15-0 run, which was capped by a
Jalen Hill dunk, gave the Hornets a 63-60 lead at 3:08.
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Randolph had one last gasp in itself, tying the game on a 3-pointer on its next trip down the floor, before
Zach Garrett gave the hosts the lead for good with a 3-ball at 1:29.
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A 4-for-4 performance from the line, two each from Hill and Garrett, iced the victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
Shooting: SU 26-of-60, 43 percent. Randolph: 24-of-62, 39 percent
3-point shooting: SU 8-of-25, 32 percent. Randolph: 6-of-22, 27 percent
FT shooting: SU 11-of-19, 58 percent. Randolph: 11-of-15, 73 percent
Rebounds: SU 40, Randolph 39
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INDIVIDUAL
           Scoring:
                      SU:
Zach Garrett 16,
Alex Horvath 14,
Jalen Hill 12
                       Randolph: Justin Dula 19, Zach Hinton 12, Brian Smith 11
           Rebounding:
                      SU:
Jalen Hill 12,
Christopher Chaney 7
                       Randolph: Justin Dula 9, Evan Makle 8
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QUOTABLE
"Very proud of the second half effort and we did a great job of finishing the game," head coach
Adam Walsh said. "We finished strong after allowing that 17-4 run to finish the first half.
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"Offensively, we moved the ball well in the second half after struggling in the first. Zach (Garrett) and Alex (Horvath) were huge in the second half. This was a great team win."
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