SALEM, Va. – Senior Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./Halifax Academy), the ODAC Player of the Year, recorded her 18th double-double of the season with 10 rebounds and 17 points, one of four Yellow Jackets to score in double figures, as the fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon women's basketball team topped No. 5 Shenandoah 75-48 on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2020 ODAC Championship.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 75, Shenandoah 48

Location/Venue: Salem, Va./Salem Civic Center

Records: R-MC 16-9, SU 16-10

How it Happened:

• The Hornets scored the first five points of the contest before a pair of layups by senior Michal Ross (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen), All-ODAC Second Team, made it a one-point game with 7:30 remaining in the first quarter. A follow by Williams gave the Yellow Jackets their first lead at 6-5 with 5:40 left, alead they would not relinquish. A three-pointer by Williams capped the 9-0 spurt as R-MC went up 9-5 midway through the period. After a bucket by SU, Michal hit a free throw and senior Charlotte Woods (Richmond, Va./Trinity), All-ODAC Third Team, converted a three-point play to give the Yellow Jackets a 13-7 advantage with 3:17 remaining. The Hornets would have the final basket of the quarter to make it 13-9 after one. Ross and Williams both had five points, while Williams had three rebounds and two assists.
• Sophomore Aimee DeBell (Studley, Va./Saint Gertrude) hit a pair of jumpers as R-MC maintained its lead at 17-13 midway through the second quarter. DeBell had a follow and a jumper, and junior Becca Arrington (Amelia, Va./Amelia Academy) hit a pair of free throws as the Yellow Jackets took a double-digit lead at 23-13 with 2:13 left. After a bucket by the Hornets, Ross and Arrington made layups in the final 40 seconds to give R-MC a 27-15 lead at halftime. DeBell had eight points, all in the second period, while Ross had seven first-half points. The Yellow Jackets had an 18-15 edge on the boards. DeBell paced R-MC with five rebounds. The R-MC defense forced 15 first-half turnovers.
• Layups by R-MC's All-ODAC selections of Williams, Woods and Ross, gave the Yellow Jackets a 33-15 lead two minutes into the third quarter. After a jumper by SU, Arrington buried a trey and Ross scored in the paint as R-MC went up 38-17 with six minutes remaining. A long jumper by freshman Devan Conrad (Parkville, Md./St. Paul's) and a free throw by sophomore Peyton Humphreys (Lexington, Ky./Dunbar) gave the Yellow Jackets a 22-point lead at 48-26 with 1:46 left. R-MC would score its final five points of the period from the free throw line and hold a 52-31 advantage after three quarters.
• The Hornets started the final period with an 8-2 run before two foul shots by Williams halted the spurt and made it 56-39 with 6:45 left. A layup and two free throws by Arrington pushed the lead to 26 at 68-42 with 3:07 remaining. Junior Elise Knobloch (Glenville, Pa./Delone Catholic) went 4 for 4 from the free throw line down the stretch and Humphreys hit a foul shot with five seconds left to give the Yellow Jackets their largest lead at 75-48, the final score.

By The Numbers:

• R-MC had four score in double figures. Williams finished with 17, while Ross added 16, Arrington put up 11 and DeBell contributed 10. The Yellow Jackets had a 34-20 edge on points in the paint.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 45% from the floor (24-53) and hit 2 of 4 three-point attempts.
• R-MC hit 25 of 30 free throw attempts for 83.3%. It was the first time the Yellow Jackets shot more than 80% from the charity stripe in a game this season. R-MC set a season high for made free throws and was one away from the top mark of the season for attempts.
• The Yellow Jackets had a 43-28 advantage on the boards. Williams pulled down 10, while DeBell grabbed eight, one away from her season high. Ross and Woods both corralled six. R-MC had an 11-0 edge in second-chance points.
• Williams matched her career high with five assists, while Ross handed out four.
• The R-MC defense forced 21 turnovers. The Yellow Jackets outscored the Hornets 18-9 on points off turnovers.
• The Yellow Jackets held their fourth opponent of the season under 50 points.

For The Record

• The Yellow Jackets have won seven straight games and 10 of their past 11 contests.
• This was a meeting of the past two ODAC champions. R-MC won the title in 2018 and SU captured the championship in 2019.
• R-MC is now 2-1 all-time against SU in the ODAC Tournament.
• The Yellow Jackets are making their 18th appearance in the ODAC semifinals and hold a 12-5 record in the semifinals.
• Williams had a string of five 20-point games snapped. She has scored in double figures in 22 straight games.
• Ross has scored in double figures in six straight contests and in 19 total this season.
• DeBell hit double figures for the sixth time this season.
• Arrington scored in double figures for the 13th time this season.

Up Next:

• Randolph-Macon will face top-seeded Emory & Henry on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 p.m. in the first semifinal contest of the 2020 ODAC Championship. The Yellow Jackets lost 72-67 at E&H on Feb. 1, their only loss since January 18. R-MC is 3-5 all-time against the Wasps in the ODAC Tournament. The five losses for the Yellow Jackets came in the quarterfinals. R-MC is 2-0 vs. E&H in the semifinals and 1-0 in the championship game (72-68 in 2018).