Roanoke Hangs on for 74-71 Win over LC Women

Women's Basketball

Caroline Wesley Earns NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship - Caroline Wesley Named First Team All State - Three Hornet Hoopsters to Compete in Australia - Rain Forces Postponement of LC Athletic Events - Randolph-Macon Outlasts LC Women 70-59 in ODAC Tourney - ODAC Announces 2007 Women's Hoops All-League Teams - W&L Women Win 80-64 over Lynchburg College - Randolph-Macon Defeats Lynchburg 83-58 - Hornets Ride Strong Second Half to 73-53 Win at R-MWC - Mary Baldwin Defeats LC Women 81-75 on Senior Day - Hornet Women Derail Hollins 83-29 - Caroline Wesley Honored On Academic All-District Team - Marlins Defeat LC Women 63-45 - Randolph-Macon Uses Big Second Half to Defeat LC Women 62-44 - EMU Upends LC 65-48 in Women’s Basketball - Bridgewater Women Defeat LC 74-66 - Hornet Women Defeat Hollins 101-37 - Hornet Women’s Basketball Wins Second-Straight, 70-59 over E&H - LC Women Trumps Guilford 55-41 - Va. Wesleyan Women Defeat LC 69-44 - Roanoke Hangs on for 74-71 Win over LC Women - W&L Women Outlast LC 76-68 in OT - Strong Second Half Gives Guilford Women 67-55 Win over LC - Bridgewater Wins 75-57 against LC Women - EMU Defeats LC Women 70-55 - Carnegie Mellon Finishes Strong to Defeat LC Women 89-69 - Carthage Defeats LC Women 74-42 - LC Defeats R-MWC 81-63 - Lynchburg Women Win 75-60 Over E&H - Roanoke Defeats LC Women 83-69 - Baruch Defeats LC Women’s Basketball 89-65 - NJCU Defeats LC Women 71-59

For immediate release – 1/13/2007 - #156

Roanoke Hangs on for 74-71 Win over LC Women

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, VA – Junior forward Erin Hanson scored a game-high 30 points Saturday to give the Roanoke College women’s basketball team a 74-71 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) win over Lynchburg College.

The contest was tied 41-41 at halftime. The Hornets used a 12-0 run, behind four points each from Tamara Snead (Richmond, VA/Henrico) and Brittany Dahn (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run), to open a 56-50 lead with 10 minutes left. The Maroons then went on a 15-4 spurt over the next five minutes to open a 65-60 lead and led the rest of the game. LC pulled to within one with eight seconds left, but a lay-up from Jeleesa Osborne sealed the victory for Roanoke.

Senior center Caroline Wesley (Baltimore, MD/Notre Dame) netted team highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds on nine of 16 shooting for LC. Dahn scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards and Kristina Darby (Tampa, FL/Holy Names) had 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals. Lynchburg out rebounded the Maroons 44-28.

Hanson made 12 of her 18 field-goal attempts for Roanoke (7-6/5-4 ODAC). Osborne scored 14 points, while Cindy McGraw tallied 10 points and eight assists. RC shot 50 percent 30-60) from the floor for the game.

Lynchburg (2-10/2-6 ODAC) travels to Virginia Wesleyan College for another ODAC match-up Tuesday.

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