WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University men's basketball team fell to No. 1 Randolph-Macon College 92-54 in an ODAC contest Wednesday evening.
The Hornets (3-10, 2-3 ODAC) defense kept the Yellow Jackets (13-1, 5-0) within arms-reach at halftime, trailing 39-24, but a strong second half maintained a perfect ODAC record for visiting R-MC.
IN BRIEF
SU opened up the contest with an 8-4 advantage thanks to a pair of senior
Deondre McNeill free throws three minutes into play.
Randolph-Macon would hit an ensuing '3' and layup after back-to-back Hornet turnovers to take the 9-8 lead.
A Quentin Jones jumper put SU back on top before R-MC's 17-3 scoring run.
Noah Adam's fast break layup from
Gavin Bizyak snapped SU's cold spell at the 6:41 mark.
The visitors outscored Shenandoah 53-30 in the second half.
Jaylen Williams led the Hornets offense with 18 points and six rebounds
Four of the Yellow Jackets scored in double figures, including a double-double from guard Buzz Anthony.
UP NEXT
The Hornets hit the road this weekend for an ODAC matchup at Guilford on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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