LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee men's basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a 65-52 loss against Shenandoah in Holekamp Gym.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Hornets (7-13, 2-9 ODAC) progressively built up a 19-8 lead through 12 minutes of game time, before a 14-5 run from the Generals (6-13, 4-6 ODAC) brought them back within two points with a minute left in the half. During that run, W&L made 6-of-7 shots from the field and got highs of five points each from first-year
Connor Amorosi and junior
A.J. Thomas. Shenandoah's Dorian Davis hit a layup with 35 seconds left, before senior
Thomas Feigin sent the Generals into the locker room down just one point with a triple with seven seconds left.
A slow start to the second half saw a
Jackson Ransom jumper fall as the first field goal of the second half at the 17:24 mark. His jumper gave the Generals their first lead of the game and, after the Hornets went back in front, first-year
Zack Duncan nailed a three at the 14:43 mark for another one-point W&L lead.
The Hornets began to pull away after that with a 24-6 run over the next 10:19 for a 56-39 lead with 4:24 left to play. They made 7-of-14 shots overall and 4-of-7 from outside, while limiting the Blue and White to 2-for-12. Insufficient time remained for the Generals to mount a comeback, but they finished strong with 13 points over the final 4:18 on 5-of-7 shooting and 2-for-3 from beyond the arc.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Amorosi and Thomas posted W&L highs of 11 points each in the game, and they combined for six rebounds. Duncan scored seven points for the Blue and White, and Feigin and junior
Colin Ryan both scored six. Ryan added a team-best seven rebounds.
The Hornets got a game-high 18 points from Davis, who also grabbed five rebounds and came away with three steals. Joshua Stephen scored 15 points and John Allen finished with 10 points to round out the double-digit scorers. Kendrick Robinson led Shenandoah with six rebounds, with Landon Russ contributing nine points on three triples.
TEAM STATS:
The Generals shot 37.7 percent (20-53) from the floor in the game to Shenandoah's 46.0 percent (23-50). The Hornets also connected from deep at a rate of 36.8 percent (7-19) and made 12-of-19 free throws, with W&L hitting 5-of-20 threes and 7-of-12 foul shots.
Shenandoah edged W&L in second-chance points (12-4), but the Blue and White went positive in points off turnovers (15-10), bench points (20-17) and points in the paint (24-22).
UP NEXT:
The Generals will return to the court on Wednesday night when they travel to Ferrum for a 7:00 p.m. opening tip-off.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
