Sunday, February 19, 2006

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Randolph-Macon Tops Hampden-Sydney 92-83 in Overtime Thriller

RMC to face Virginia Wesleyan in ODAC Finals Monday

SALEM, VA – Second-seeded Randolph-Macon out scored third-seeded Hampden-Sydney 15-6 in overtime to take a 92-83 decision and advance to the ODAC Finals where they will take on top seeded Virginia Wesleyan.

With the score deadlocked at 83-83 with 1:22 remaining in overtime, RMC’s Phillip Hawley put back a missed shot by teammate David Carlson to give the Yellow Jackets a two-point advantage.

After Hampden-Sydney’s next trip down the floor resulted in a missed lay up, the Yellow Jackets stretched their lead to five with 37 seconds left when Adam Krovic nailed a three-pointer from the corner to give RMC an 88-83 advantage.

Krovic and Carlson each hit two free throws down the stretch to pad the Yellow Jackets victory and send them in to tomorrow night’s game.

With the win, RMC improves its record to 22-5 overall. Hawley led four players in double figures with 21 points. Justin Wansley scored 20 points and pulled down a team-best seven boards. Krovic hit on three-of-five three pointers, finishing the game with 18 points.

Matt Green led HSC with 19 points as he connected five-of-seven shots from behind the arc. Troy Kaase chipped in with 17 points and a game-high nine rebounds. The Tigers close out the season with an 18-8 record.

Tomorrow’s championship will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center.

You can watch all the action by logging on to www.odacoline.com where the ODAC and Penn Atlantic will be bringing live, high speed streaming video and audio.