LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's basketball team, returning from a month-long holiday break, won its second game in a row with a 76-70 victory over Roanoke on Saturday evening at the Warner Center.

The Generals (2-8, 2-3) trailed 9-8 with 15:10 remaining in the first half, but grabbed the lead with a 6-0 run and didn't trail again until the Maroons took a 61-59 advantage on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Ben Shrader (Tazewell, Va./Mercer Christian) with 3:00 remaining in the game. However, five straight points by W&L sophomore forward Greg Bienemann (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) gave the Generals the lead back and they would hit all 10 of their free throws in the final 1:58 to walk away with the victory.

W&L shot 50.0 percent from the floor, including 65.0 percent (13-20) in the second half. The Generals also hit 27-of-34 free throws (.794) for the game. Bienemann led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds. Freshman guard Isaiah Goodman (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) tallied 14 points, while sophomore forward John Mumper (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) and junior guard Chris Halkitis (New Port Richey, Fla./Ridgewood) added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Roanoke (8-4, 2-3) was led by senior guard Jared Butler's (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from behind the three-point arc. Shrader tallied 15 points for the Maroons, who shot just 35.0 percent for the game.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Wednesday as it travels to Eastern Mennonite for a 7:00 pm contest.

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