ASHLAND, VA – Andre Simon scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help send Randolph-Macon to a, 75-62, ODAC win over Roanoke Saturday afternoon in Ashland.

R-MC (11-8 / 6-4 ODAC) also got double-digit scoring from Connor Sullivan with 15 points, while Lamar Giggetts had 14 and Akeem Holmes came off the bench to score 10 points and grab nine rebounds.  R-MC shot 45.5% for the game, making 30-of-66 shots on the afternoon.  The Yellow Jackets also out rebounded RC 47-40.  

Roanoke (8-11 / 1-9 ODAC) got 23 points and 14 rebounds from Daniel Eacho, while Julian Ramirez and Kwasi Amponsah each put up 10 points in the loss.  The Maroons shot 33.3% from the floor, making 21-of-63 shots from the field.   The Maroons made seven three-pointers in the loss as well.

With Randolph-Macon leading 23-21 with just under nine minutes to go in the opening half, a layup by Simon sparked what would prove to be a 14-4 run by the Yellow Jackets to close the half.  The run was capped by a Sullivan bucket with 12 seconds on the clock, making the score 37-25 at the break.

The Yellow Jackets would increase its lead by opening the second-half with a 10-4 run, taking a 18 point advantage when a Simon layup with 15:53 to play made the score 47-29. 

A 19-9 run over the course of the next eight minutes by the Maroons trimmed the R-MC lead to eight points with less than seven minutes to play. 

With the score 60-51, Randolph-Macon put the game away with a 14-5 run, capped by a pair of free-throws from Simon with 2:08 to go.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action on Wednesday when it travels to ODAC rival Virginia Wesleyan for an 8:00 p.m. contest.  

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