ASHLAND, Va. -- Washington and Lee recovered from an 11-point halftime deficit to pull within one point with 1:45 remaining, but could not pull off a road victory in falling 66-64 at Randolph-Macon in ODAC women's basketball action on Friday evening.

The Generals (3-2, 1-1) committed 20 first half turnovers and saw the Yellow Jackets go on a 14-3 run to close the opening period en route to trailing 32-21 at the break.

R-MC (3-0, 1-0) extended to a 42-25 lead with 17:16 remaining in the game, but the Generals then surged on a 15-2 run over the next 3:33 to pull within 44-40 with 13:43 left in the game. The game remained tight until a 7-1 run gave the Yellow Jackets an eight-point cushion (65-57) with 5:01 left in the game. However, W&L again retailiated, this time with a 7-0 run capped off by an old fashioned three-point play by junior forward Kristen Krouchick (Holland, Pa./Nazareth Academy) to pull within 65-64 with 1:45 remaining. W&L had chances to take the lead or tie in the final minute, but a pair of General turnovers killed two possessions and a Krouchick shot at the buzzer would not fall.

W&L was led by sophomore guard Bethany Ridenhour (Westwood, N.J./Holy Angels), who tied a career-high with 16 points and added six assists, four rebounds and three steals. Krouchick posted 14 points and eight boards, while senior center Jessica Hunsinger (Mayer, Ariz./Orme School) notched seven points, a game-high 11 rebounds and five blocks.

Randolph-Macon was paced by freshman center Molly Ariail's 10 points and five rebounds. Junior guard Nicole Childress tallied nine points and sophomore guard Amanda Hiltunen registered eight points and five steals.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it travels to Virginia Wesleyan for a 4:00 pm contest.

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