ROANOKE, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's basketball team wrapped up its regular season Saturday with a 63-48 ODAC win at Hollins University.
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The Hornets (16-9, 12-6 ODAC) locked up with the No. 5 seed at the upcoming ODAC Tournament with the win over Hollins (11-14, 5-13).
IN BRIEF
Coach
Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft's club had clinched an opening-round bye prior to the game, but earned the No. 5 seed by virtual wire-to-wire win over HU.
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Shenandoah led for 38:06 of the 40-minute contest.
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As the No. 5 seed, the defending champion Hornets will face fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the tournament quarterfinals. The quarterfinals, along with Saturday's semis and the Sunday championship, will be held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem.
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Sophomore
Sierra St. Cyr paced the visitors with 15 points with senior
Jordan Sondrol adding 13 and St. Cyr's classmate,
Ragan Johnson, 12 points.
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St. Cyr,
McKenzie Mathis and
Sarah Donley all had six rebounds for the victors. The Hornets had a 45-28 advantage on the glass and held Hollins to just 31 percent (18-of-59) shooting from the floor.
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"I am Really proud of our defensive effort this afternoon," Smeltzer-Kraft said. We played together and were aggressive on offensive. Looking forward to the coming week!"Â
BY THE NUMBERS
Shooting: SU 25-of-55, 46 percent. HU 18-of-59, 31 percent.
3-point shooting: SU 5-of-11, 46 percent. HU 5-of-24, 21 percent.
FT shooting: 8-of-10, 80 percent. HU 7-of-9, 78 percent.
Rebounding: SU 45, 28 33
INDIVIDUAL
SU scoring:
Sierra St. Cyr 15,
Jordan Sondrol 13, Regan Johnson 12
SU rebounding: St. Cyr 6,
McKenzie Mathis 6,
Sarah Donley 6
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HU scoring: Kayla Surles 18, Lenah Clements 11, Yasmine Tyler 10
HU rebounding: Tyler 10
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