SALEM, Va. -- The eighth-seeded Washington and Lee women's basketball team used a 14-2 run late in the second half to pull within 62-61 of top-seeded Eastern Mennonite, but came up short as the Generals fell, 64-61, to the Royals in the opening round of the ODAC tournament on Thursday afternoon.

With 8:50 remaining, EMU (22-3) held a 60-41 lead over W&L (9-17), but saw that lead slowly evaporate over the next 7:06.

Sophomore guard Louisa Feve (Bethesda, Md./Winston Churchill) started the Generals' comeback bid with a pair of foul shots at 8:34, while junior forward Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) drained a three-pointer at 7:59 to cut the Royals' lead to 60-52.

Eastern Mennonite ended its scoreless streak when sophomore forward Regina Sours scored a layup at 6:59, but freshman guard Sarah Otey (Williamsburg, Va./Hampton-Roads) answered for the Generals with a triple at 6:34 to pull W&L back to within 62-55.

W&L continued its scoring drive as freshman forward Jessica Hunsinger (Mayer, Ariz./The Orme School) scored back-to-back layups at 4:38 and 3:20, and senior forward Sara Michaels (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) added a bucket at 1:44 to set the score at 62-61.

The Generals would get no closer, however, as the go-ahead triple attempt from Barker fell short with five seconds remaining and EMU gained the ball and a trip to the foul line with 1.3 seconds on the clock. Sophomore guard Carrie Grandstaff sank a pair of foul shots to set the final score at 64-61.

Michaels led the Generals with a game-high 27 points and added 10 rebounds, while Hunsinger scored 11 points, blocked four shots and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds. Otey and Barker both scored eight points on the afternoon.

Sophomore guard Laura Ludholtz led EMU with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while sophomore forward Stephanie Mathews and Grandstaff contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively.

The Generals conclude their season with an overall record of 9-17. Eastern Mennonite, which advances to face fourth-seeded Guilford in the ODAC semifinals, improved to 22-3.

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