W&L Men's Basketball Notes - Week 11
Game 22: E&H (4-16, 2-10 ODAC) at W&H
(10-11, 5-7 ODAC)
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 7:00 pm
Location: Lexington, Va.
Series Record: W&L leads, 73-47
Game 23: W&L (10-11, 5-7 ODAC) at Randolph
(17-4, 8-4 ODAC)
Date: Saturday, February 9, 4:30 pm
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Series Record: Randolph leads, 6-1
LAST TIME OUT • #19 H-SC 77,
W&L 67 (2/2/13)
Despite shooting 49.0 percent from the field, Washington and Lee
lost to 19th-ranked Hampden-Sydney, 77-67, at the Warner Center on
Saturday. Junior center Khobi Williamson and senior forward
Harrison George combined for 58 points and 20 rebounds to pace the
Tigers. In a game with 10 lead changes and nine ties, W&L
(10-11, 5-7 ODAC) trailed, 58-57, with 8:11 left in the second
half. First-year forward Andrew Franz
connected on a jumper from the baseline, which pushed the Blue and
White ahead, 59-58. On the ensuing possession, senior forward
Fletcher Lumpkin converted an old-fashion three-point play to put
the Tigers (19-2, 11-1 ODAC) up two (61-59) with 7:41 remaining.
H-SC stretched the lead to four on a basket by George, but a jumper
by sophomore forward Jim Etling cut
the deficit back to two, 63-61, at the 5:52 mark. Williamson made
two free throws and a bucket by George extended the lead to six
with 4:15 on the clock. Off an offensive rebound by senior forward
J.D. Ey,
sophomore guard Javon
McDonald drained a triple to trim the lead in half, 67-64, with
3:47 left in the game. The Tigers responded with six straight
points and ended the contest on a 10-3 run to reach the final
margin. Williamson went 13-of-15 from the field with 30 points and
12 rebounds to lead all players. George added 24 points on 11-of-18
shooting and totaled eight boards and five assists. The duo
combined for 70.1 percent of H-SC's points and 52.6 percent of the
team's rebounds. McDonald led the Generals with 17 points on 5-of-8
shooting, including four three-pointers. Ey recorded 11 points and
notched six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block.
Franz led the team in assists with seven and had seven points and
four rebounds. The Tigers held a 34-28 advantage with four minutes
remaining in the first half, but W&L scored the final 10 points
of the period to go into the break up 38-34. During the run, Ey
made two layups, junior Kevin Gill
nailed a triple, Franz connected on a jumper and McDonald canned a
free throw. For the game, W&L went 25-of-51 (49.0 percent) from
the floor, 10-of-25 (40.0 percent) from three and 7-of-13 (53.8
percent) from the foul line. Hampden-Sydney finished at 53.4
percent (31-58) from the field, 20.0 percent (3-15) from long
distance and 70.6 percent (12-17) from the charity stripe. H-SC
held a 38 to 18 advantage on the glass. The Generals totaled 17
assists, while the Tigers notched 22.
LAST TIME AGAINST EMORY & HENRY •
W&L 78, E&H 65 (1/14/13)
Washington and Lee shot 54.3 percent (19-35) from the floor in the
second half to end a four-game losing streak with a 78-65 win over
Emory & Henry on January 14 at the King Center. The Generals
led 33-30 at the break, but hit seven of their first 11 shots from
the field in the second half to build a 13-point lead (50-37) with
14:30 left in the game. Three of the baskets came from
distance, including a pair from first-year guard Darren
Douglas, who scored eight points during the run. Emory &
Henry responded with five straight points to make it an eight-point
game (50-42) at the 12:52 mark, but W&L used a 9-0 run over the
next 2:43, keyed by four points from junior forward Larry
Whitaker, to push out to a 59-42 lead with 10:09 to play.
The Generals continued their hot shooting for the remainder of the
game, leading by as many as 20 points in cruising to their 10th win
over the Wasps in the last 11 meetings. W&L shot 32-for-63
(.508) for the game and committed just 10 turnovers in the
contest. Douglas led the way with a career-high 19 points
that came on 8-of-12 shooting, including 3-of-6 from beyond the
arc. First-year forward Andrew Franz also tallied a
career-high with 18 points, while Whitaker had 12 points and six
boards. Senior forward J.D. Ey once again stuffed the stat
sheet with eight points, six rebounds, five blocks, four assists
and one steal. E&H shot 44.4 percent (24-54) from the floor and
was led by senior forward Armando Murrell's 17 points on 8-of-9
shooting from the field. Junior forward Tyler Mullins scored
12 points, while junior guard Stephen Brown and sophomore guard
Tyler Driver added 10 points each.
SCOUTING EMORY & HENRY
The Wasps enter the game 4-16 overall and 2-10 in the ODAC. Emory
& Henry has lost three straight games, and seven of its last
eight games. E&H is just 1-7 on the road with its only victory
coming at Shenandoah, 66-56, on January 12. The Wasps played
at Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday and lost, 86-63. On Monday,
E&H lost at home to Covenant, 62-58. Emory & Henry was led
by senior center Armando Murrell with 13 points and five rebounds.
First-year guard Myles Turner got a double-double with 10 points
and 10 rebounds while junior forward Charles Smith tallied 10
points and five boards. The Wasps are averaging 64.1 points per
game on 41.5 percent (454-1,093) shooting. Murrell leads the team
in scoring at 11.1 points per game, while junior forward Tyler
Mullins is the team leader in rebounds at 5.5 per game. The
Generals lead the all-time series between the two teams, 63-38.
W&L has won 11 of the last 12, including a 78-65 victory in
Emory on January 14. The Generals have won seven straight at home
against the Wasps, with E&H's last victory in Lexington coming
on January 25, 2006, 94-75.
LAST TIME AGAINST RANDOLPH • RANDOLPH 67,
W&L 52 (12/1/12)
Washington and Lee dropped its first home game to Randolph, 67-52,
on December 1 at the Warner Center. The Generals shot just 31.0
percent (18-58) from the floor and 55.6 percent (10-18) from the
free throw line in their first ODAC loss of the season. Despite the
poor shooting, W&L was within three, 44-41, with 11:01 left in
the second half. Over the next three minutes, neither team scored a
basket. The Generals missed three shots, including a Javon McDonald
three-pointer that would have tied the game. W&L also had two
turnovers during the stretch. The WildCats missed four shots and
had one turnover as well. Randolph ended the scoring drought with
two free throws by junior guard Mike Ehilegbu to inch the lead to
46-41 with 8:13 remaining. Another minute would go by before the
WildCats pushed the advantage to seven, 48-41, on a layup by
first-year guard Evan Horn. W&L cut the deficit to three,
54-51, with 4:08 left in the game on a couple of three-pointers by
McDonald and a jumper by Jonathan Rice. It would be the closest the
Generals would get as Randolph went on an 8-0 run to stretch the
lead to 11 (62-51) with 1:14 left in the game. W&L went into
foul mode to try and extend the game, but the WildCats made 5-of-6
free throws to seal the victory, 67-52. Randolph senior guard
Colton Hunt led all scorers with 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting from
the field and hitting 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. Ehilegbu
added 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting with three buckets from long
distance. McDonald led the Generals with 13 points on 3-of-10
shooting. All three of his field goals came from behind the arc.
Senior forward J.D. Ey led all players with nine rebounds. He also
had six points, a steal and a block. First-year forward Andrew
Franz was the second-highest scorer for W&L with eight points
on 11 shots. He also grabbed five boards and had two steals. The
WildCats shot 44.9 percent (22-49) for the game, and made a living
at the foul line, going 18-of-20 (90 percent) on the day. Randolph
had nine assists and 12 turnovers, while the Blue and White totaled
seven assists and 16 turnovers. W&L held a slight advantage on
the glass, 37-35.
SCOUTING RANDOLPH
The WildCats enter the week with a 17-4 record overall and an 8-4
mark in the ODAC. Randolph has won two of its last three, but lost
at home to Eastern Mennonite on Saturday, 76-75. Senior center
Chris Battaglia posted a career-high of 24 points to go with a
career-high 12 rebounds. Senior guard Colton Hunt finished with 17
points on five-of-eight shooting, picked up five rebounds and three
assists, and first-year guard Evan Horn tied his career-high with
11 points, dishing out four assists and picking up two steals as
well. RC is averaging 71.9 points per game on 47.9 percent
(526-1,098) shooting. Hunt leads the conference in points per game
at 26.0 and is second in all of Division III. Hunt also grabs a
team-best 6.9 rebounds per game. Randolph leads the all-time series
against the Generals, 6-1. The first meeting took place on January
31, 2009 in Lexington. RC won the contest, 63-60. The WildCats have
won the last four games with W&L's only victory over Randolph
coming on the road, 64-46, on January 30, 2010. The Wildcats are
2-1 at home against W&L. The two teams played earlier this
season in Lexington, with RC winning, 67-52.
THE HEAD GENERAL
Adam Hutchinson (Amherst, '93) is in his 10th season as the head
coach at Washington and Lee. He earned his 100th victory at W&L
in the season-opening win against Tufts at the John K. Adams
Tip-Off Classic. He now has a 109-146 (.427) record, and is the
second coach in school history to reach the 100-win plateau. Last
season, Hutchinson passed Harry (Cy) Young for second all-time in
coaching wins at W&L. The 2008 ODAC Coach of the Year,
Hutchinson led his 2009 team to the ODAC Championship game for the
first time since 1989. In his 13 seasons of coaching, Hutchinson
has an overall record of 142-212 (.401).
FRANZTASTIC PLAY
Rookie forward Andrew Franz continues to improve in the second
half of the season. Over his last three games, he is averaging 14.7
points per game on 18-of-40 (45.0 percent) shooting, 6.3 rebounds
per game and 5.7 assists per game. For the season, Franz is at 10.1
ppg (third among first-years in the ODAC) on 45.2 percent (76-168)
shooting. He also contributes 4.0 rpg and 2.0 apg.
BEHIND THE ARC
Javon McDonald continues to do most of his damage from long
distance. The sophomore guard is third in the ODAC in three-point
percentage at 45.4 percent (44-97). Senior guard Kwasi Amponsah of
Roanoke leads the league at 46.1 percent (41-89). McDonald is also
fifth in the conference in three-point makes. In the last two
games, he has made seven three's in 14 attempts. He is leading the
Generals in scoring at 12.1 points per game on 40.6 percent
(73-180) shooting. He has nine double-digit scoring games, two
20-point games and a season-high of 25 points against Lynchburg on
January 5.
MR. WINDEX
In the double overtime loss at Bridgewater, senior forward J.D. Ey
tied his career high with 21 rebounds. He also added 10 points for
his fourth double-double of the season. Ey previously grabbed 21
rebounds at Elms on November 18, 2011. He is the only W&L
player to record at least 20 rebounds since 2000. The 21 rebounds
marked the ODAC game-high with the next closest being 15. Ey leads
the ODAC in rebounds per game (9.3) and blocks per game (2.3). He
is also ninth in steals per game (1.7).
KEEPING AN EY ON THE RECORD BOOKS
Earlier this season, J.D. Ey moved to second in W&L history in
blocks, and now has 161 in his career. Rob Smitherman '81
holds the all-time record with 190. Ey is moving closer to jumping
into the Top 5 in steals. After his three-steal performance
against Hampden-Sydney, Ey has 133 in his career, and is one away
from fifth on the all-time list. Isaiah Goodman '09 currently holds
down the spot with 134. Ey is also approaching 1,000 points and
would become the 22nd player in program history to reach the mark.
For his career, he has totaled 969 points, 783 rebounds, 161
blocks, 133 steals and 217 assists. Ey is the only player in
W&L history with at least 900 points, 700 rebounds, 200
assists, 150 blocks and 100 steals.
TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK
The Generals had a season-high 29 turnovers compared to only 12
assists in the double-overtime loss at Bridgewater. The Eagles
converted the miscues into 31 points in the one-point game. W&L
is 2-4 this season when it has 20-or-more turnovers. Saturday's
loss to Hampden-Sydney marked the first time all season the
Generals lost when having a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. The
Blue and White entered the game 5-0 when having more assists than
turnovers.
INTERVIEW WITH COACH HUTCHINSON
Following each game, coach Adam Hutchinson takes a minute to
answer some questions about his team's performance. The interview
is normally up 20 minutes after the game and can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/user/wlusports. All archived interviews can
be found there as well.
