ASHLAND, VA - No. 6 Randolph-Macon captured the 2009 Briggs Elliott Memorial Tournament Monday night with a 72-65 win over No. 23 Wooster.  R-MC is now 8-0 overall, while Wooster drops to 5-4 on the season.

R-MC was led Jordan Brown who posted a game-high 20 points, making four of the 11 Yellow Jackets three pointers on the evening.  All-Tournament selection Eric Pugh made four trifectas on his way to a 14-point game, while David Carlson came off the bench to chip in with 10 points of his own.  Calvin Croskey had eight points, along with Tournament Most Outstanding Player Brandon Braxton who had eight points and added eight rebounds in the victory.

Nathan Balch led Wooster with 15 points.  He was joined in double-digit scoring by all-tournament choice Justin Hallowell who had 11 and Brian Wickliffe who had 10. 

Randolph-Macon came out of the gates quick, taking a 13-4 advantage when Carlson made three free-throw attempts with 13:12 to go in the half. 

The Scots fought back and cut the R-MC advantage to 22-21 when Brandon Johnson knocked down a three pointer with just under six minutes to go.

The Yellow Jackets responded, building their lead back up to 10 with 48 seconds to go on a Brown three, only to see Johnson make a layup at the buzzer, sending the teams to the intermission with the score 38-30 in favor of R-MC.

A Brown three pointer in the opening minute of the second half pushed the Jackets lead back up to 11 at 43-32, but Wooster hung tough and took the lead, 52-51, on a pair of Balch free-throws with 9:19 to go in the game.

A Pugh three-pointer on R-MC's ensuing possession put the Yellow Jackets back on top for good at 54-52, while another three by Pugh a few minutes later extended the lead to 60-52 with just under eight minutes to play.

The Fighting Scots chipped away again, cutting Randolph-Macon's advantage to 67-65 with 1:39 to play, but that would be as close as they would get as the Jackets defense forced three turnovers down the stretch and the offense converted 5-of-6 foul shot in the final minute to seal the victory.

Randolph-Macon will be off for the holidays, before returning to action on December 29^th when it hosts the R-MC Coaches Classic Sponsored by Rees Jewelers. 

R-MC will take on Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at 7:00 p.m., while Williams and Elmira will open the tournament at 5:00 p.m.  The consolation will be played on the 30^th at 5:00 p.m. with the championship tipping off at 7:00 p.m.