SALEM, Va. – Senior Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./Halifax Academy), the ODAC Player of the Year, had her 20th double-double of the season with 22 points and 15 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon women's basketball team defeated seventh-seeded Guilford 68-50 in the finals of the 2020 ODAC Championship.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 68, Guilford 50

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

Records: R-MC 18-9, GC 17-10

How it Happened:

• Junior Becca Arrington (Amelia, Va./Amelia Academy) nailed a three-pointer one minute into the contest to start the scoring for the Yellow Jackets. Following a jumper by the Quakers, Williams has two buckets and a pair of free throws to spark a 10-0 run as the Yellow Jackets took a 13-2 lead midway through the first quarter, a lead they would not relinquish. Another Arrington trey gave R-MC an 18-6 advantage with 1:50 remaining. GC would hit two treys, including a long one with the shot clock running down, to make it 18-12 after one. Williams and Arrington both had six points, and senior Michal Ross (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) added four.
• Williams had a layup and jumper to start the second period as the lead grew to 22-12 with 8:10 remaining. Following a pair of Quaker buckets, Arrington, Ross, senior Charlotte Woods (Richmond, Va./Trinity) all scored in the paint as R-MC took a 28-16 lead midway through the quarter. GC used a 14-7 spurt to pull within five before a follow at the buzzer by Williams gave the Yellow Jackets a 37-30 lead at intermission. Williams had a first-half double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Arrington added eight points. Williams and sophomore Cheridan Hatfield (Fishersville, Va./Wilson Memorial) both had three assists. R-MC had a 22-10 advantage for points in the paint.
• The Yellow Jackets started the second half on an 11-0 run, with three Ross layups, an Arrington trey and a bucket in the paint by Williams, as R-MC took its largest lead at 48-30 midway through the third quarter. The Yellow Jacket defense held GC scoreless for the first 5:35 of the third period. R-MC would outscore GC 16-4 in the period and take a 53-34 heading to the final quarter.
• Williams hit a pair of free throws to start the fourth period, extended the lead to 21 at 55-34 with 8:20 remaining. Following a pair of baskets by the Quakers, Ross and Williams hit jumpers to make it 59-38 with 6:20 left. A layup by Arrington gave the Yellow Jackets a lead of two dozen at 68-44 with 1:45 remaining. GC would have the final six points to make the final 68-50.

By The Numbers:

• R-MC had three score in double figures. Along with 22 by Williams, Ross and Arrington both added 16.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 49% from the floor (27-55) and 45% on treys (5-11). R-MC hit 9 of 11 free throw for 82%.
• R-MC had a 38-25 advantage on the boards. Williams had 15, including six offense rebounds. Hatfield grabbed five and Ross had four.
• The Yellow Jackets had a 38-26 edge on points in the paint.

For The Record

• Williams was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Ross and Hatfield were named to the All-Tournament Team.
• The Yellow Jackets have won nine straight games and 12 of their past 13 contests.
• R-MC is 10-3 all-time in ODAC Championship games, all under head coach Carroll LaHaye. R-MC won titles in 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2020. The Yellow Jackets have won the crown in their past eight appearances in the championship game.
• Williams has scored in double figures in 24 straight games and had tallied 20 points in seven of the past eight contests.
• Ross has scored in double figures in eight straight contests and in 21 total this season.

Up Next:

• Randolph-Macon will head to Lexington, Ky. for NCAA action. The Yellow Jackets will face host Transylvania on Friday, March 6 at 6 p.m. That game will follow William Peace and Oglethorpe at 4 p.m.