WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's basketball team fell to Washington and Lee University on Saturday, dropping the season series after a late fourth-quarter surge by the Generals secured a 67-61 victory.
The Hornets (15-8, 10-4) were led by Terese Greene, who recorded a team-high 18 points on 6-of-24 shooting from the floor and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. The senior also contributed seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a block. Maddie Kimble and Emily Williams each added 13 points. Kimble went 3-of-16 from the field—all from behind the arc (3-of-11)—and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line while also securing eight rebounds and an assist. Williams was efficient, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor, 1-of-1 from three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the line while tallying a double-double with 13 rebounds and an assist.
Gabby Krystofiak (7 points, 3 rebounds), Shawnise Campbell (6 points, 9 rebounds), and Addisyn Banks (4 points, 5 rebounds) also contributed offensively for the Hornets. As a team, Shenandoah shot 28% from the floor (21-of-74), 22% from three-point range (5-of-23), and 78% from the free-throw line (14-of-18). The Generals shot 24-of-69 from the floor, made only one three-pointer on 17 attempts, and went 18-of-30 from the free-throw line.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Washington and Lee opened the game with an early 2-0 lead, but Emily Williams responded with a three-pointer off an assist from Greene to give the Hornets their first lead at 3-2 just over a minute into play. Greene followed with a basket of her own before the Generals tied the game at 5-5. Shenandoah then went on a scoring run with a layup from Williams, a three-pointer from Kimble, and free throws from Greene, building a 12-6 advantage with under five minutes remaining in the first quarter. Additional points from Greene, Kimble, and Banks helped the Hornets end the first quarter with a commanding 20-9 lead.
Shenandoah struggled offensively in the second quarter, managing only two field goals—both layups by Greene. However, the team capitalized on its free-throw opportunities, converting 5-of-7 attempts. Despite this, the Generals chipped away at the deficit, scoring 13 points in the quarter, and the Hornets took a 29-22 lead into halftime.
Early in the third quarter, the Generals scored first, but the Hornets responded with a dominant 13-0 run, holding W&L scoreless for nearly four minutes. Greene, Campbell, and Williams fueled the run, which was capped off by an and-one from Williams. A three-pointer from Krystofiak extended the Hornets' lead to 47-30 with under three minutes left in the period. However, Washington and Lee answered with a 7-0 run to close the quarter, cutting Shenandoah's lead to 47-37 heading into the final 10 minutes.
The fourth quarter saw W&L's Mary Schleusner take over, scoring a game-high 42 points and pulling down 27 rebounds. The Generals tied the game at 49-49 with under six minutes remaining and took their first lead since the opening quarter shortly after. Campbell quickly answered with a layup, but an 8-0 run by the Generals gave them a 59-51 advantage. Shenandoah fought back, with Greene converting an and-one and Kimble drilling another three-pointer, but W&L secured the victory at the free-throw line, preventing the Hornets from closing the gap any further.
UP NEXT
The Hornets are back on the road as their originally scheduled game for Wednesday has been moved to Tuesday at Randolph-Macon, with tip-off set for 5 p.m.
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