Quakers Win at Randolph-Macon, 69-51
ASHLAND , Va. (02/02/08) – Reigning National Player of the Year Ben Strong tallied game highs of 21 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in Guilford College ’s 69-51 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball victory at Randolph-Macon College Saturday afternoon.
Guilford, winners of five straight games, is ranked 23rd in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
The Quakers (13-4, 8-2 ODAC) jumped out to an early 10-point lead in the opening minutes of the game when Ray Edmond knocked down a three-pointer to make the score 12-2 with 14:17 remaining.
The Yellow Jackets rallied and cut the lead to 18-13 when David Carlson drained a trifecta with eight minutes left in the half.
Guilford responded with a 12-4 run to open up a 34-23 halftime advantage. Edmond closed the half by just beating the buzzer on a lay up off a long outlet pass from Strong.
The Quakers put the game away early in the second stanza, scoring 11 of the first 16 points of the half, taking a 45-28 edge on a bucket by Tyler Sanborn with 12 minutes left in the game.
Randolph-Macon (13-4, 7-3 ODAC) was paced by Justin Short, who had a team-high 15 points. Jordan Brown scored 14 points in his first collegiate start. The Jackets made 18-of-55 shots from the field (32.7%), including 7-of-25 from three point range.
Guilford got strong contributions from seniors Erik Belkoski and Caleb Kimbrough, who joined Strong in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Strong recorded his sixth double-double in seven games and his team-leading 13 th of the season. The Quakers made 23-of-48 (47.9%) shots on the afternoon and converted 18-of-20 free-throw attempts.
The Yellow Jackets return to action Sunday when they host Emory & Henry College at 2:00 p.m. in Ashland . Guilford visits Virginia Wesleyan College Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
-courtesy of Randolph-Macon Sports Information