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Roanoke menโs basketball ends season in ODAC semifinals with loss to Randolph-Macon
Read full article: Roanoke menโs basketball ends season in ODAC semifinals with loss to Randolph-MaconSALEM, Va. โ The BasicsScore: #1 Roanoke 71 | #5 Randolph-Macon 77Records: Maroons 10-2 | Yellow Jackets 10-0Location: 2021 ODAC Basketball Tournament Semifinals - Salem, Va. Despite having the #5 seed in the ODAC Tournament, Randolph-Macon brought their #1 national ranking into the matchup with 15th ranked Maroons. The Yellow Jackets would enjoy a double-digit advantage a couple different times but each time Roanoke would close the gap. Another Mallory jumper with two minute to play would give the Yellow Jackets a 13 point lead. AdThe Yellow Jackets would make their free throws to hold on for the 77-71 ODAC Tournament win.
Maroons edge Ferrum on senior night, 49-48
Read full article: Maroons edge Ferrum on senior night, 49-48Salem, Va. โ The Roanoke College menโs basketball team honored lone senior Max Menzel on senior night. The Maroons rushed out to a 9 point lead midway through the first half, but Ferrum rallied to take a 1-point edge at halftime. A back and forth second half ended with a Roanoke bucket by Kasey Draper with 2.4 seconds left for a Maroons win 49-48. Draper led the way with a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards. Roanoke College moves to 2-1, 2-0 in ODAC play.
ODAC Hoops: Roanoke men win conference opener, Lynchburg women fall to Bridgewater
Read full article: ODAC Hoops: Roanoke men win conference opener, Lynchburg women fall to BridgewaterROANOKE, Va. โ After losing its season opener to Greensboro on Wednesday, the Roanoke College Maroons opened up ODAC play with much more intensity, leading to a 66-55 win over Hampden-Sydney. The Maroons, who were picked 4th as preseason favorites, welcomed the return of former Northside Viking Kasey Draper who made his season debut--tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds. At the Hive in Lynchburg, the women opened up ODAC play with Bridgewater. On the road, the Ferrum women also came up short to Randolph-Macon. The Yellow Jackets saw 4 players notch double-digit scoring performances including Cheridan Hatfield who lead with 16 points and Aimee Debell who added 15 points and 19 rebounds.
Roanoke College drops season opener to Greensboro
Read full article: Roanoke College drops season opener to GreensboroSALEM, Va. โ The Maroons were missing the dynamic duo of former Northside standouts Kasey Draper and Nick Price for its season opener against Greensboro College. But it gave others on the roster a chance to step up and for much of the night they did. Tripp Greene opened the game scoring 2 of the Maroons first 3 buckets, finishing the game with 11 points. It proved to be a back-and-forth affair in the first half that led to a 1 point halftime lead for The Pride. A layup from Trent Dawson gave Roanoke a 51-50 lead but Greensboro hit clutch shots down the stretch, securing a 67-61 win.
Roanoke College menโs basketball taking change in stride, ready for season
Read full article: Roanoke College menโs basketball taking change in stride, ready for seasonSALEM, Va. โ The Roanoke College menโs basketball team is taking everything in stride, including an offseason where the players were essentially alone. Wherever we were, we were always trying to keep in touch and keep that team chemistry going,โ junior guard Tripp Greene said. โWe donโt always know whatโs going to happen week to week, so weโve got to be prepared to adapt and adjust when need be. When we practice, we practice for the best and 100%,โ junior Nick Price added. โWeโre just prepared for everything that comes at us so we just have to adjust going straight into the hardest part of the season.โThe Maroons begin play on Jan. 23 against Hampton-Sydney.