Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Contact: Robert Dignazio / Sports Information Intern
(804) 752-7387, robertdignazio@rmc.edu

Roy Tallies 20 Points as Yellow Jackets Sting Hornets 76-62
(Box Score)

LYNCHBURG, VA - Randolph-Macon freshman Maggie Roy didn't miss from the floor as the Randolph-Macon College women's basketball team defeated Lynchburg College 76-62 Tuesday evening in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game.

The Yellow Jackets trailed 19-14 with 10:39 remaining in the first half. Four minutes later, Lynchburg led 24-21. However, a Molly Brown field goal would spark a 14-0 Randolph-Macon run that put the Yellow Jackets ahead 35-24 at the break.

After Brown's jumper, Molly Ariail and Lindsay Riesbeck added layups to give R-MC a 27-24 lead. Roy then scored seven of the next eight Yellow Jacket points, capping the half with a three-pointer and a layup with one minute remaining. Randolph-Macon's Renee Stein scored the first basket of the second half. The Yellow Jackets led by double figures the rest of the way.

Roy poured in 20 points, hitting all three of her three-point attempts and all four two-point field goals. Molly Ariail tallied 17 points and seven rebounds and Katie Williams and Amanda Hiltunen each netted 10 points. Randolph-Macon shot 46 percent from the floor for the game (28-for-61) and held LC to just 32 percent (23-for-71).

Lynchburg (7-9, 5-6 ODAC) Junior Brittany Dahn tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds. Dana Esposito netted 16 points for the Hornets.

R-MC (10-4, 8-2 ODAC) returns to action when the Yellow Jackets host Virginia Wesleyan at 2 PM on Saturday, January 24. Both teams boast 8-2 records and share a tie for first-place in the ODAC with Roanoke.

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