Went over to Ashland VA, which is a little north of Richmond, to see the guys play against the best team in the league and #3 rated team in NCAA D3. They lost 73-70 but played very well. Reed did not dress as he evidently dinged his ankle again and was wearing the plastic walking cast again. He did finally send me the pictures that he took from my apt. of the new snow over the Shenandoah Valley.
Trying to break one of the nation's longest winning streaks, the Runnin Royals had two chances from long range to send the game into overtime, but both were off mark as the men lost 76-73 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., Wednesday night. Eastern Mennonite has now dropped the first two games on their tough three-game road swing as they fall to 13-7 overall and 6-5 in the ODAC.
EMU holds onto fourth place in the conference despite the loss, although five teams are each within a single game of the men in the standings.
The Yellow Jackets, ranked No. 5 in this week's D3hoops.com National Poll, win their 15th straight game with the decision and improve to 18-2 overall and 11-0 in the ODAC.
The wild finish was a bit of a let-down, as neither team actually scored over the final 1:41, combining to shoot 0-6 in that stretch.
James Williams (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) missed a contested three from the top of the key with five seconds left, but center David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison County) chased down the long rebound in the right corner. Falk launched a three from there as time expired, and the desperation shot was long, leaving the Royals with the three-point loss. The men have now played nine games which have been decided by a single possession and are 4-5 in those outings.
Williams had hit a couple of tough buckets to help EMU slice into a 75-69 deficit with 3:40 to play, but his jumper with 1:41 left turned out to be the last points for either team. The effort capped a good second half for the Royals, as they out-shot R-MC 47% to 37% and erased what had been as high as a 13-point deficit in the first half.
After Eastern Mennonite jumped to a 6-2 lead, the Yellow Jackets took over and flew to a 33-20 cushion at the 8:51 mark of the first half. The men got within four before settling into a 47-40 deficit at halftime.
Woody Furbush (Bridgeton, N.J./Salem) started the second half with a steal and the Royals got rolling. Randolph-Macon did work out to a 58-47 lead before an 11-2 run got the men within two points. The home team kept in front, but EMU kept coming. Finally a layup from Ryan Yates (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) tied the game at 67-67 with 5:59 to play.
The Yellow Jackets got back-to-back scores to key a decisive 8-2 stretch and set up the final three minutes.
Eastern Mennonite ended up with a slight shooting edge, 45% to 43%. In a game where every possession mattered, the Royals made a few more free throws but Randolph-Macon hit a few more three pointers to make the difference.
Marcel Crump (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) led EMU with 18 points, while Williams was great down the stretch and totaled 14 points. Yates canned a pair of triples and had 12 points and four assists. Falk came in with his usual double double at 11 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Akeem Holmes came off the bench to lead R-MC, as the backup big man hit a trio of three pointers and charted 21 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Joe Hassell scored 14 points and Lamont Moore added 10 with seven boards.
The Runnin Royals get one more big road test this Saturday, playing at Lynchburg College at 4:00pm. The Hornets sit one game behind EMU in the league standings and beat the men in the teams' earlier meeting in Harrisonburg, 72-70.
Trying to break one of the nation's longest winning streaks, the Runnin Royals had two chances from long range to send the game into overtime, but both were off mark as the men lost 76-73 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., Wednesday night. Eastern Mennonite has now dropped the first two games on their tough three-game road swing as they fall to 13-7 overall and 6-5 in the ODAC.
EMU holds onto fourth place in the conference despite the loss, although five teams are each within a single game of the men in the standings.
The Yellow Jackets, ranked No. 5 in this week's D3hoops.com National Poll, win their 15th straight game with the decision and improve to 18-2 overall and 11-0 in the ODAC.
The wild finish was a bit of a let-down, as neither team actually scored over the final 1:41, combining to shoot 0-6 in that stretch.
James Williams (Capitol Heights, Md./Archbishop Carroll) missed a contested three from the top of the key with five seconds left, but center David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison County) chased down the long rebound in the right corner. Falk launched a three from there as time expired, and the desperation shot was long, leaving the Royals with the three-point loss. The men have now played nine games which have been decided by a single possession and are 4-5 in those outings.
Williams had hit a couple of tough buckets to help EMU slice into a 75-69 deficit with 3:40 to play, but his jumper with 1:41 left turned out to be the last points for either team. The effort capped a good second half for the Royals, as they out-shot R-MC 47% to 37% and erased what had been as high as a 13-point deficit in the first half.
After Eastern Mennonite jumped to a 6-2 lead, the Yellow Jackets took over and flew to a 33-20 cushion at the 8:51 mark of the first half. The men got within four before settling into a 47-40 deficit at halftime.
Woody Furbush (Bridgeton, N.J./Salem) started the second half with a steal and the Royals got rolling. Randolph-Macon did work out to a 58-47 lead before an 11-2 run got the men within two points. The home team kept in front, but EMU kept coming. Finally a layup from Ryan Yates (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) tied the game at 67-67 with 5:59 to play.
The Yellow Jackets got back-to-back scores to key a decisive 8-2 stretch and set up the final three minutes.
Eastern Mennonite ended up with a slight shooting edge, 45% to 43%. In a game where every possession mattered, the Royals made a few more free throws but Randolph-Macon hit a few more three pointers to make the difference.
Marcel Crump (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) led EMU with 18 points, while Williams was great down the stretch and totaled 14 points. Yates canned a pair of triples and had 12 points and four assists. Falk came in with his usual double double at 11 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Akeem Holmes came off the bench to lead R-MC, as the backup big man hit a trio of three pointers and charted 21 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Joe Hassell scored 14 points and Lamont Moore added 10 with seven boards.
The Runnin Royals get one more big road test this Saturday, playing at Lynchburg College at 4:00pm. The Hornets sit one game behind EMU in the league standings and beat the men in the teams' earlier meeting in Harrisonburg, 72-70.
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