LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's basketball team fell to Eastern Mennonite, 85-73, in its regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon at the Warner Center.

The Royals (15-10, 9-7) forced W&L (13-12, 6-10) into 24 turnovers on the day, including 16 in the first half, as they built a nine-point advantage at the break, 43-34. EMU had four players score in double figures and it shot 55.4 percent (31-56) from the floor, including 53.8 percent from beyond the arc in posting the 12-point win.

W&L jumped out to a 10-2 lead at the 16:28 mark of the first half, but the Royals responded with a 21-4 run to take a 23-14 lead at the 8:44 mark. Senior forward Ben Heller (Houston, Texas/Lamar) hit a jumper on W&L's next possession to pull the Generals within seven points (23-16), but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the game.

Junior forward Ben Goetsch (Timonium, Md./Gilman) led the Generals with 14 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting night. Senior guard Craig Sauers (Columbia, Md./Atholton) added a career-high 10 points, while senior forward Kirk Jones (Maple Glenn, Pa./Germantown Academy) chipped in nine points and a team-high six rebounds.

Sophomore guard D.J. Hinson (Newport News, Va./Menchville) led the Royals with a game-high 18 points and six rebounds. Senior guard LeRoger Parrish (Danville, Va./Tunstall) added 13 points, sophomore forwards Devon McRae (Altavista, Va./Altavista) and Orie Pancione (Augusta, W. Va./ Hampshire) chipped in 12 points apiece, and sophomore guard George Johnson (Richmond, Va./Miller School) tallied 11 markers.

W&L returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Emory & Henry at 7:00 pm in the “play-in” round of the ODAC Tournament.

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