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ODAC Announces 2007 Men's Hoops All-League Teams#2 Va. Wesleyan Defeats LC Men 90-73Hampden-Sydney Defeats LC 80-68Hornet Men Drop 74-56 Decision to W&LRoanoke Prevails 69-56 over LC MenQuakers Outscore LC Men 95-70Randolph-Macon Defeats LC Men 70-66Bridgewater Drops Lynchburg Men 83-62Eastern Mennonite Men Rally to Beat Lynchburg 87-83Emory & Henry Outscores LC Men 136-107W&L Defeats LC Men 84-67Roanoke Defeats LC Men 91-34HSC Defeats LC Men 90-63#8 Virginia Wesleyan Defeats LC Men 79-57Hornet Men Win Fourth-Straight, 66-60 over BridgewaterSteven Echols Scores 29 as LC Men Defeat EMU 87-76Hornet Men Defeat Southern Virginia 95-91 in OTLynchburg Men’s Basketball Ends 2006 with 80-76 Win over OlivetMarietta Drops LC 84-68Emory & Henry Outscores LC Men 141-98LC Men Upset #16 Randolph-Macon 78-70Guilford Outscores LC Men’s Basketball 102-80Averett Defeats LC Men 84-77Ferrum Men Defeat LC 66-57Roberts Wesleyan Downs LC Men 91-86Lynchburg Men Open with 101-83 Win at WestminsterVirginia Wesleyan Tops ODAC Men’s Hoops Poll

For immediate release – 11/29/2006 - #130
Averett Defeats LC Men 84-77
Steven Echols Scores 31

DANVILLE, VA – Despite a career-high 31 points from Hornet freshman Steven Echols (Martinsville, VA/Carlisle), the undefeated Averett University men’s basketball team outlasted Lynchburg College 84-77 Wednesday evening in non-conference play.

The game was tied at 30 at halftime, and Lynchburg led 56-53 with 9:30 remaining. A 10-0 Cougar run over the next two minutes put Averett ahead 63-56, but LC drew back to within three points with 4:50 left on the game clock. Averett scored eight unanswered points to build a comfortable 11-point edge and held on for the win.

Echols hit six of nine three-point attempts and 12 of 21 overall en route to his game-high point total. Kwame Safo (Vienna, VA/George C. Marshall) posted 17 points on seven of nine shooting and added four rebounds and four assists. Evan Fancourt (Greensboro, NC/Grimsley) scored eight points and snared a team-high nine rebounds.

Jonathan Rumley carried Averett (5-0) with 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Cory McDaniel had 15 points and six boards while Damien Brown scored 16 points.

Lynchburg (1-3) travels to Greensboro, NC Saturday to face Guilford College at 3 p.m.

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