BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Randolph-Macon Women's Basketball kept up with Bridgewater for most of the contest; but it was the first quarter that set the Eagles up to defeat the Yellow Jackets in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference matchup Wednesday night.

The Basics

Score: Bridgewater 69, Randolph-Macon 61

Location/Venue: Bridgewater, Va./Nininger Hall

Records: Bridgewater (5-8, 4-2 ODAC), Randolph-Macon (4-7, 3-3 ODAC)

How It Happened

• Over the first three minutes, Bridgewater was able to grab a five-point lead. The Eagles kept adding to the score, eventually extending it to 13-3 with about five to play in the first frame. The BC lead remained in double-digits, 20-9 heading into the second quarter. Senior Michal Ross (Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen) tallied a pair of field goals in the first period.
• After giving up a layup to start the period, R-MC got a quick 6-0 run to cut the BC lead to single digits. But a well-timed three-pointer and additional jumper by Bridgewater helped put the Eagles back in front by 12 with 6:24 to go in the second. The Yellow Jacket defense came on strong though as R-MC would allow just one more bucket to BC for the rest of the period, while adding eight points of their own, leaving the difference at just seven at halftime.
• Junior Becca Arrington (Amelia, Va. / Amelia Academy) made her mark right from the second half's outset with a big three-pointer to cut the BC lead to four.  The teams traded buckets and possessions for much of the middle stages of the frame until senior Charlotte Woods (Richmond, Va. / Trinity) hit a layup to cut the BC advantage to just three with under six to play in the period. BC got a 6-0 run leading up to the three-minute mark though, which helped put the Eagles up by nine, which is what the difference remained heading into the final quarter.  
• The nine-point lead for Bridgewater remained the standard for much of the fourth frame. BC did get a three-pointer to go ahead by 12 early, but Ross knocked it back down to single digits with a bucket-plus-one situation about a minute later. Senior Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C. / Halifax Academy) and Woods hit three big field goals with under 6:00 to play to bring Randolph-Macon within four. But that was as close as the Yellow Jackets got as BC was able to use that lofty first-quarter to secure the win 69-61.

Inside The Numbers

• Ross led the team with 19 points. She added six rebounds. She had six of the final nine points for the Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter beginning around the 4:00-to-go point.
• Woods and Williams both tallied double-doubles, each with 16 points. Woods added 16 rebounds, while Williams tallied ten boards. It marked Williams' seventh double-double, with Woods grabbing her second. Woods tallied season-highs for points and rebounds tonight as well.
• Arrington added six points and five rebounds.
• Woods also led the team in steals, grabbing a season-high six tonight.
• Woods and Williams both had two blocks.
• Williams led the team in assists with four. Sophomore Cheridan Hatfield (Fishersville, Va. / Wilson Memorial) added three assists and four steals to the final figures also. She hit the other of R-MC's three-pointers with just seconds left in the game.
• The game was originally set to be played Tuesday night, but was moved due to snow in the Shenandoah Valley yesterday.  

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets welcome ODAC foe Guilford to Ashland and Crenshaw Gym on Saturday at 4:30 PM.