HARRISONBURG, Va. – Junior forward Zac White (Baltimore, Md./Park School) tallied a season-high 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor in leading Washington and Lee to an 82-74 victory over Eastern Mennonite in ODAC men's basketball action on Wednesday evening at Yoder Arena.

The Generals (9-3, 2-1) shot 72.0 percent (18-25) from the floor in the first half and closed the opening stanza on an 18-9 run to assume a 43-35 lead at the break.

W&L led by as many as 14 points (54-40) in the second half, but could not pull away from the Royals (7-4, 3-1), who eventually cut it to a three-point game (77-74) with 1:18 remaining. However, senior forward Kirk Jones (Maple Glen, Pa./Germantown Academy) hit a jumper the next time down the court and the Generals pulled away for the eight-point victory.

White also hauled in a career-high eight rebounds, while senior forward Ben Heller (Houston, Texas/Lamar) notched 15 points and tied a career-best with eight boards. Jones registered 12 points and six rebounds, while junior forward Ben Goetsch (Timonium, Md./Gilman) chipped in 12 points as well.

George Johnson paced EMU with 18 points. D.J. Hinson and Austin Twine added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it travels to Virginia Wesleyan for a 2:00 pm contest.

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