Northern Neck Times

Women's Hoops Leads Wire-to-Wire in 64-40 Win

he Randolph-Macon women's basketball team had the second leg of their two-game road stand at Hollins University on Saturday afternoon. R-MC led from start to finish to pick up a dominating ODAC win on the road, 64-40.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 64, Hollins 40

Location/Venue: Roanoke, Va./Hollins University/W. Channing Howe Playing Courts

Records: Randolph-Macon (12-5, 9-2 ODAC), Hollins (1-13, 0-11 ODAC)

How it Happened:

• Neither team had the offense clicking in the first quarter, as senior Devan Conrad (Parkville, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) capped off a 6-2 run for R-MC through the first six minutes. Defenses continued to lead the way through the final four minutes, as R-MC led 9-5 after one.
• The offense found its footing in the second, as R-MC began the second quarter on a 20-2 run as sophomore Julianna Park (Fairfax Station, Va./Davidson Day) and fifth year senior Cheridan Hatfield (Fishersville, Va./Wilson Memorial) each had six points during the stretch and freshman Jane Elkins (Annandale, Va./Bishop Ireton) pitched in five as the Yellow Jackets held a 29-14 halftime lead.
• The first three minutes of the second half resulted in a 8-2 R-MC run but Hollins kept up with R-MC's scoring pace after that, shooting 54.5% from the field and 67% from three in the quarter. The Yellow Jackets still held onto a 52-29 lead after 30 minutes of play. Elkins dominated the quarter with nine points to contribute to her team-leading 14 on the day.
• Junior Olivia Murray (Moseley, Va./Manchester) and sophomore Cait Velez (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) each pitched in four points to lead R-MC in the fourth as the Lemon and Black held on to win 64-40.

By the Numbers:

• R-MC crashed the boards well, outrebounding Hollins 52-31 including 18 offensive rebounds. Led by junior Catherine Kagey (Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian) with 10 total rebounds on the day.
• Elkins led all scorers with 14 points on 5-8 shooting, as Julianna Park added 11 points as the only two Yellow Jackets players in double figures.
• The Yellow Jackets got 35 bench points on the day, and holding Hollins' bench to just four.
• The 10 steals for the R-MC defense mark their fourth time in the last six games with at least 10 steals, and the eighth time in the last 12.

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