SALEM, Va. -- Junior guard Bethany Ridenhour (Westwood, N.J./Holy Angels) drilled a pair of three-pointers in the final 1:26 of the game to lift the Washington and Lee women's basketball team to a 61-57 come-from-behind victory over Roanoke on Friday afternoon at the Bast Center.

The Generals (4-7, 3-3) trailed by as many 15 points in the first half and did not lead in the contest until Ridenhour drained her second three-pointer in row to give W&L a 59-57 lead with 47 seconds remaining.

Roanoke held a 30-18 lead at the break and led by 13 points (55-42) with 6:30 remaining in the contest. However, the Generals held the Maroons to just one field goal and outscored RC, 19-2, the rest of the way to pull out the comeback win.

Freshman guard Allie Long (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y./Hastings) also helped key the comeback with nine points during the game-ending run that was capped off by a pair of free throws by senior forward Amanda Kane (Fairfax Station, Va./Robinson) with 13 seconds remaining.

W&L shot just 22.2 percent from the field in the first half, but recovered to shoot 51.5 percent in the deciding period. The Generals also held a 42-33 advantage on the boards.

Long led W&L with 13 points and four assists, while senior forward Kristen Krouchick (Holland, Pa./Nazareth Academy) tallied 11 points and six rebounds. Kane dropped in eight points and collected eight boards, while Ridenhour added eight points as well.

Roanoke (4-7, 2-4) was paced by junior guard Virginia Ann Hagood's 13 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard Torri Bridge chipped in 11 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals.

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