Thursday, February 26, 2009
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Hot Shooting Randolph-Macon Uses Balanced Attack in 86-68 Quarterfinal Win over EMU
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SALEM- VA -- Amanda Hiltunen led four Yellow Jackets with 18 points as second-seeded Randolph-Macon knocked off Eastern Mennonite University 86-68 in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament in Salem, Va.

R-MC (21-5) also got 16 points and a game-high eight rebounds from Lindsay Riesbeck, while reigning ODAC Player of the Year Molly Arial scored 12 points and Maggie Roy chipped in with 11 tallies off the bench.

EMU finishes the season with a 13-13 over record. Brittany Snyder led the way for the Royals with a team-best 14 points. Addie Bashorun had 13 points, while Danielle Scottt and Melissa Lews each had 12 in the loss.

The Yellow Jackets made 20-of-42 shots in the first half to take a 45-25 advantage into the locker room at intermission.

R-MC came out in the second stanza and scored 12 of the first 15 points, opening up a 57-28 edge on a trifecta by Hiltunen with 16:38 to go in the game.

The Royals attempted to chip away, managing to cut the R-MC lead to 75-57 with 7:13 remaining. The Yellow Jackets scored the next six points and sealed the game on a three-pointer by Roy with just under six minutes to play.

Randolph-Macon will take on either No.3 Virginia Wesleyan or No. 6 Guilford on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the tournament semifinals.

-Yellow Jackets-