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For immediate release – 11/28/2006 - #129
Roanoke Defeats LC Women 83-69
ROANOKE, VA – Junior forward Erin Hanson scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds Tuesday evening to lead the Roanoke College women’s basketball team to an 83-69 win over Lynchburg College in an Old Dominion Athletic conference (ODAC) game.
The Maroons led 41-35 at halftime, and were ahead by just two with 14 minutes to play, but closed out the contest strong. Senior center Caroline Wesley (Baltimore, MD/Notre Dame) tallied team-highs of 17 points and 15 rebounds for Lynchburg, while Kristina Darby (Tampa, FL/Holy Names) scored 16 points with five assists and five steals and Dana Esposito (New Port Richie, FL/Holy Names) added 12 points.
Cindy McGraw posted 21 points for Roanoke (2-1/1-0 ODAC).
Lynchburg (0-3/0-1 ODAC) hosts Emory & Henry College Friday at 7:30 p.m. in another conference game.
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