ODAC Basketball Tournament News Archive

Randolph-Macon College shot 54.9-percent from the field and saw four Yellow Jackets score in double figures as R-MC defeated Virginia Wesleyan College, 75-64, to claim its second ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament title in the last three years. Randolph-Macon will make its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament via the conference's automatic bid.

Guilford College guard Brittany Atwater sunk a runner in the lane with seven-seconds to play to put the Quakers ahead 61-59, a margin which proved championship-clinching as Eastern Mennonite University's last-second attempt fell off the front rim to secure Guilford's second straight ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament crown.

Clutch free throws down the stretch from Connor Sullivan propelled Randolph-Macon College to a 64-59 victory over Hampden-Sydney College en route to the ODAC Basketball Tournament Championship final. The Yellow Jackets go in search of their second league title in three years, and will have to defeat Virginia Wesleyan College at 3:30 p.m. in Salem to earn it.

For the second time in four seasons, Virginia Wesleyan emerged from a highly competitive ODAC tournament with the league title and the automatic berth in the NCAA event. Virginia Wesleyan turned back Randolph College 65-61 for the ODAC title Sunday at the Civic Center. The Marlins will play in the national postseason for the eighth straight season.

Third-seeded Guilford held #1 Virginia Wesleyan to just 18-percent shooting as the Quakers topped the Marlins, 57-40, to win the 2012 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. The title is the 3rd for the GC women's hoops program and its first since the 2002 season. GC heads to the NCAA D-III Tournament.

Randolph got big three-pointers from Julius Thomas and Zach Desgain (pictured) down the stretch and a 20-point 16-rebound effort from Derrick Woods-Morrow in knocking off Randolph-Macon, 58-51, for a spot in its second straight ODAC title game. The WildCats will meet Virginia Wesleyan on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

Randolph-Macon shot 55.6-percent from the floor and had four players in double figures as the Yellow Jackets topped Randolph College, 68-43, in the 2011 ODAC Men's Basketball Championship Game. R-MC earns the ODAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins next weekend as sites yet to be determined.

Tournament MOP Molly Brown notched a game-high 22 points and Jennifer O'Briant hit a three at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime as Randolph-Macon defeated Roanoke, 77-68, to claim its seventh ODAC title. The Yellow Jackets earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Randolph-Macon kept Eastern Mennonite at bay most of the evening, paving its way towards a 90-79 victory and the second straight berth in the ODAC title game. Danny Jones led all scorers with 27 points as he went 13-of-16 from the stripe. R-MC will face Randolph College on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. for the ODAC crown.

Guilford made its second appearance in an ODAC Men's Championship Game on Sunday, and the Quakers headed back to Greensboro with their second conference crown. GC pulled away in the second half on its way to an 81-65 win over Randolph-Macon. The Quakers received the ODAC's automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA D-III Tournament.

Washington and Lee made its first appearance in the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship Game stand up as the Generals defeated Virginia Wesleyan, 64-56, in Salem on Sunday. The win marks the first basketball title of any kind for W&L since 1980.

Virginia Wesleyan College enjoyed as much as an 18-point lead, but the Marlins were forced to hold on the final minutes to upset top-seeded Roanoke College, 52-49.