Men's Basketball Release (2004-05) - W&L - Win - Guilford College

 

GREENSBORO, NC (2/15/05) -- Junior Genaro Lawhorn's game-high 19 points led four Guilford players in double-figure scoring in the host Quakers' 89-71 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men's basketball win over Washington and Lee Tuesday. Guilford swept the season series with the Generals by winning the regular-season finale for both teams.

 

The victory secures the sixth seed for Guilford (14-11, 9-9 ODAC) in this weekend's ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament in Salem, VA. The Quakers play third-seeded Bridgewater in the tournament's opening round this Saturday (2/19) at 8:00 p.m. in the Salem Civic Center.

 

Washington and Lee (2-23, 0-18 ODAC) ends the 2004-05 campaign on a 14-game losing skid. The Generals join the 1993-94 Eastern Mennonite team as the lone squads in ODAC history with an 0-18 league record.

 

      Guilford never trailed in the game and used a 10-2 run midway through the first half to grab a 13-point lead. The Quakers finished the period with a 9-1 flourish and led 49-31 at halftime. Lawhorn tallied 12 points and freshman Kerry Atkinson added 11 points and four steals in the first half. The Quakers shot over 54 percent from the floor and converted Washington and Lee's 16 first-half turnovers into 27 points.

 

      Washington and Lee trimmed a 28-point second-half deficit to 14 with 8:58 left in the game, but drew no closer. Sophomore Greg Beinemann, who was scoreless in two first-half minutes, tallied all of his team-high 16 points in the second half. Sophomore Chris Halkitis added 14 points and four assists for the Generals. Rookie Mason Herman scored three points and had a game-high 11 rebounds.

 

      Lawhorn scored his 19 points in 19 minutes on eight-of-14 shooting from the floor. Sophomore Jordan Snipes scored 14 points and in his best offensive showing since his heroic 34-point showing at Randolph-Macon Jan. 31. Atkinson finished with 13 points, six steals, two blocks and three assists in 15 minutes off the bench. Sophomore Thomas Burge added 10 points, five assists and seven boards in a solid 24 minutes of work. Rookie Andy Sharpe paced the Quakers with eight rebounds. The Quakers finished with 34 points off of 23 Washington and Lee turnovers and outscored the Generals, 21-12, in second-chance points.