ASHLAND, Va. – The Shenandoah University men's basketball team saw its three-game winning streak come to an end Wednesday evening with a 96-41 ODAC loss at No. 2 Randolph-Macon.
The defending national champion Yellow Jackets (20-1, 12-0 ODAC) scored 10 of the game's first 12 points and never looked back versus Shenandoah (6-14, 3-8).
IN BRIEF
Macon shot 58 percent (19 of 33) in the first half on its way to a 46-17 advantage. With the Hornets down just 10, 23-13 following a
Richard Rogers jumper at 9:06, R-MC finished the first half on 23-4 run to take total control of the contest.
The 'Jackets maintained the intensity to start the second, scoring 13 of the initial 15 points coming out of the break to extend its lead out to 40 points.
Rogers led Shenandoah with 11 points and he was 3 for 4 from beyond the three-point arc.
SU shot 35 percent (17 of 48) for the game and saw Macon grab 38 of the game's 65 rebounds. R-MC ended up shooting 55 percent (37 of 67) for the contest.
UP NEXT
The Hornets continue this road trip against the nation's elite with a 2 p.m. Saturday contest at No. 18 Hampden-Sydney.
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