LYNCHBURG, Va. - Lynchburg College drilled 5-of-6 free throws in the final 1:12 of the game to come away with a 73-70 victory over Washington and Lee in ODAC women's basketball action on Friday evening at Turner Gym.

The Generals (10-9, 9-5) led by as many as seven points (22-15) in the opening stanza, but the Hornets (8-12, 6-9) closed the first half on a 6-2 run and then opened the second period with a 13-0 surge to assume a 53-40 lead with 11:58 remaining in the game.

W&L began the second half by missing its first 14 shots from the field until senior guard Bethany Ridenhour (Westwood, N.J./Holy Angels) broke the scoreless streak with a layup at the 11:31 mark to make the score 53-42.

The Generals proceeded to chip away at the LC lead and eventually regained the advantage at 69-68 on a free throw by first-year guard Meghan Ingram (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale) with 1:37 left. However, Lynchburg took the lead back for good just 25 seconds later when Tamara Snead dropped in a pair of free throws as the Hornets closed the game out from the charity stripe.

Washington and Lee, which saw a five-game winning streak snapped, shot just 27.3 percent (9-33) from the floor in the second half and hit only 12-of-21 (.571) free throws for the game.

Ingram paced W&L with 20 points, while first-year forward Rebecca Bolton (Pittsboro, N.C./Chatham Central) contributed 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Ridenhour chipped in 15 points.

Kylie Lucas led Lynchburg with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Kristina Darby notched 14 points and six assists, while Snead pitched in 12 points.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts Randolph College for a 4:00 pm contest.

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