SALEM, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's basketball team continues its quest for its second-ever ODAC Championship Friday with a 3 p.m. ODAC Tournament semi-final round game versus top-seeded Washington & Lee.
Â
Shenandoah enters into the contest with a 20-5 overall record after defeating Randolph College in the quarterfinals, 63-57 on Friday afternoon. One of those five regular season losses was to Washington & Lee on December 1, a 59-48 decision in Winchester.
Â
LAST MATCH-UP
-
Lauren Archter led all scorers with 19 points for Washington & Lee, shooting three-of-six from beyond the arc.Â
- Kat Gronninger added 11 points and three "3's" of her own for the Generals.
- Shenandoah's defense held ODAC Player of the Year, Megan Horn to just three buckets in the first matchup.Â
- All-ODAC Second Team guard, Jordan Diehl, grabbed 13 boards.Â
- Olivia Weinel, First Team All-ODAC, led SU with 10 points
- Ragan Johnson added eight.Â
- Shenandoah shot 22-of-62 for 35 percent, compared to the Hornets' per game average .437.Â
- Shenandoah led by as many as six points in the first quarter but had a cold spell in the second half.Â
BY THE NUMBERS
Â
Category |
W&L |
SU |
Points Per Game |
71.4* |
64.7 |
Rebounds Per Game |
45 |
41.3 |
Assists Per Game |
16.3 |
15.0 |
Field Goals |
651* |
646 |
Field Goal Percentage |
40.2% |
43.6%* |
Free Throw Percentage |
68.8 |
68.4 |
Points Allowed |
57.2 |
52.5 |
*denotes ODAC leader
The two teams have met 17 times, with Washington & Lee owning the series record 12-5.Â
SU downed the Generals on its run to the 2019 ODAC title.
Â
The quarterfinals win puts the 2021-2022 team one game behind the 1987-88 squad record of 21 wins.Â
###
Â
Â