Emory, Va. – Senior Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C. / Halifax Academy) recorded a double-double as the R-MC Yellow Jackets fell to Emory & Henry 72-67.  Her 17 points leveled her with Katie Anderson as the third-leading scorer of all time at Randolph-Macon.  Junior Becca Arrington (Amelia, Va. / Amelia Academy) and senior Michal Ross (Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen) both scored in double figures as well, finishing with 14 and 12 respectively.  Williams also pulled down 14 rebounds in the game. 

The Basics:

Score: Emory & Henry 72, Randolph-Macon 67

Location/Venue: Emory, Va.

Records: E&H (16-3, 10-2 ODAC), R-MC (9-9, 8-5 ODAC)

How it Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets fell behind early before seniors Charlotte Woods (Richmond, Va. / Trinity) and Ross grabbed two quick buckets to pull them within one.  Then, Arrington went on her own scoring spree recording 11 straight points for the Jackets including two 3-pointers.  Williams grabbed the last bucket of the quarter for the Jackets before both she and Woods grabbed big blocks on the last possession of the quarter to get a stop going into the second quarter. 
• R-MC got four quick points through Ross and Williams to gain the lead early in the second quarter.  Sophomore Aimee DeBell (Studley, Va. / Saint Gertrude) tied things up with a jump shot before Arrington hit her third shot from behind the arc of the game to put the Jackets back in the lead. 
• With five minutes to go in the half junior Elise Knobloch (Glenville, Pa. / Delone Catholic) hit a shot from deep to put R-MC up 30-28.  Layups from Williams and Woods along with a jumper from freshman Devan Conrad (Parkville, Md. / St Paul's School for Girls) would push the Jackets to 36 points before the half, trailing by two. 
• Williams hit a layup coming out of the half before Woods finished off an and-1 opportunity to pull R-MC within one.  Ross scored the next five points before freshman Haley Pasqualone (Purcellville, Va. / Loudoun Valley) hit two free throws off the bench. 
• Randolph-Macon continued to battle, and Williams hit a layup at the buzzer in the third quarter to leave the Jackets down just one going into the final 10 minutes. 
• The fourth quarter started slow for both teams but DeBell grabbed the first bucket two minutes in the give R-MC the lead.  Emory & Henry went on a short run of their own which was ended when Ross hit a jumper and drew the foul for an old-fashioned three pointer.  Williams hit two layups to pull the Jackets within four and Woods hit a free throw to make it a three-point game with two minutes to go.
• Pasqualone would hit a three with 30 seconds to go to pull R-MC within two but free throws for E&H ended the game with a close loss. 

By the Numbers:

• Williams moves into a tie for third on the all-time scoring charts at Randolph-Macon with her 17 points tonight.  This marks her 15^th straight game in double-figures and also her twelfth double-double of the season. 
• Ross scored in double-digits for the 13^th time this season while Arrington has recorded eight double-digit performances.
• Woods pulled down nine rebounds while Williams and Arrington dished out four and three assists respectively. 

Up Next:

• The Yellow Jackets will travel to St. Mary's (Md.) on Tuesday the 4^th before returning to Crenshaw gymnasium on Saturday the 8^th for a 4:30 tipoff against Washington & Lee which will also mark the Reesestrong/Play4Kay day.