Box Score ASHLAND, VA - No. 1 Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball improved to
13-0 on the season as it topped regional rival Christopher Newport
80-68 Saturday afternoon in Ashland. The Yellow Jackets never
trailed and featured five players in double figures, led by Jordan
Brown's game-high 17 points.
The 13 wins is the most by a Yellow Jackets team to start a season
since the 2002-03 team won their first 12 to begin the year.
Danny Jones came off the bench to score 12 points in the
win, while Calvin Croskey had 12 points as well to go along
with 11 from Eric Pugh and 10 from Brandon Braxton. The
Yellow Jackets made 34-of-63 shots from the floor to shoot at a 54%
clip, while they assisted on 17 of those 34 makes.
Mark Blasingame had a team-high 12 points and 10 rebounds for CNU
(5-7), to go along with 11 points each from Brian Hermann, Josh
Russell and Mike Green. The Captains made 38.8% of their shots on
the afternoon.
R-MC was able to build a double digit lead in the first-half when
back-to-back three pointers from Adam Desgain made the score 22-12
with 11:31 to play in the opening half.
The Yellow Jackets lead would grow to as many as 14 in the
first-stanza when a Braxton bucket put R-MC out in front 26-12 with
8:24 on the clock.
CNU cut the R-MC lead to 32-25 on a Russell three pointer with 2:01
to go in the half before the teams exchanged buckets to send the
score to 37-27 at the break.
The Yellow Jackets came out firing in the second-half, opening up a
16 point advantage on a Mark Baker three-pointer. The
Captains were able to chip away, pulling with eight points when a
basket by Blasingame made the score 55-47 with just over 11 minutes
to go.
That would be as close as the Captains would get as R-MC was able
to score 13 of the next 18 points, taking a 70-55 lead when Brown
converted a layup. The Yellow Jackets lead would hit as many
as 20 down the stretch as the secured the victory.
R-MC will be back in action on Wednesday when it travels to No. 24
Eastern Mennonite for a 7:00 p.m. ODAC matchup.
-Yellow
Jackets-
