GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men's basketball team dropped its third straight game on Saturday, 67-52, with a late Guilford run proving to be the difference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Generals (6-15, 4-8 ODAC) led by three points through the game's first four minutes, when junior
A.J. Thomas sank a three to push the team's lead to six points. After a Luke Proctor three for Guilford (17-5, 10-3 ODAC), first-year
Connor Amorosi answered with a three of his own to get the lead back to six points.
Gabe Proctor followed with a triple to keep the Quakers going, and they went on to outscore W&L, 21-11, for the remaining 13 minutes of the first half. Guilford made 9-of-19 shots from the field in that time and held the Generals to 3-of-17 shooting.
Trailing by four points at the start of the second, the Generals remained in the game by making 7-of-11 shots from the field across the next 10 minutes of play. With the Quakers having extended their lead to 47-40 by the midway point of the half, W&L tied things up with a 7-0 run on two free throws from Thomas, a three from sophomore
Conor Roberton and a jumper from Amorosi.
Luke Proctor then got a layup to fall with 7:44 left in the game, which began a game-ending 20-5 run for the home team. The Quakers, led by the Proctor brothers, made 5-of-8 shots to close out the win, while the Generals made just 2-of-13. Gabe and Luke Proctor combined for 18 of the team's final 20 points, including all 14 during a 14-0 run from the 7:44 mark until 3:49.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Amorosi scored a W&L-high 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor, and he added seven rebounds and three assists. Junior
Colin Ryan followed with seven points, three boards and three assists.
Luke Proctor led the Quakers with 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-8 from long range, to go along with five rebounds and two steals. Gabe Proctor added 14 points, while Nick Farrar scored 14 points (7-9 FG) and tied with Caleb Farrish for the team high in rebounds (7).
TEAM STATS:
The Generals shot 37 percent (20-54) from the floor after making 40.7 percent (11-27) of their shots in the second half. Guilford finished the game at 42.9 percent (24-56) field goal shooting, and also saw an uptick in second-half percentage (.478). The Quakers outscored W&L 27-21 from outside and 10-5 at the foul line.
W&L held the advantage for the game in bench points (13-11) and second-chance points (8-4), while Guilford held additional positive scoring margins in points off turnovers (18-12), points in the paint (28-18) and fastbreak points (8-2).
UP NEXT:
The Generals will return home for their next game when they host Roanoke on Wednesday, February 12, at 7:00 p.m.
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.
