(ASHLAND, Va.) – Aimee DeBell (Sr., Studley, Va. / Saint Gertrude) and Becca Anthony (Sr., Amelia, Va. / Amelia) both scored in double figures to help lead Randolph-Macon over Lycoming in the women's basketball season opener on Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets have now won 11 consecutive regular season games dating back to the 2019-20 season.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 60, Lycoming 42

Venue: Crenshaw Gymnasium

Records: Randolph-Macon 1-0, Lycoming 0-1

How It Happened

• Anthony got the Lemon and Black off to a hot start as she opened the game with 10 points in the first quarter. Half of them came at the charity stripe where she was 5-of-6 in the opening frame.
• Randolph-Macon never trailed in the contest and led 35-21 at the half, but needed a strong finish to keep a Lycoming comeback attempt at bay during the third quarter.  At one point the visitors went on a 9-0 run all from triples to cut their deficit to climb back within seven, but DeBell closed the third with a layup just before the buzzer.
• DeBell was just getting started. Over the next six minutes of in game action, she went 4-for-5 from the floor with two blocks to help RMC extend its lead to 53-34.

Inside The Numbers

• DeBell led all scorers with 16 points. She was 8-of-15 from the field with eight rebounds. Defensively she posed problems for Lycoming with three total blocks and three steals. In the fourth quarter she scored eight and was 4-of-5 from the field.
• Height was an advantage of the Yellow Jackets as they added three more blocks in addition to DeBell's swats.
• The Jackets' defense limited Lycoming's starters to just 26 points. In fact, the Warriors' leading scorer, Mya Wetzel, came off the bench and totaled 13 points.
• Rebounding heavily favored the Yellow Jackets. They led the rebounding battle 48-37, but where it really showed up was in second chance points. RMC scored 16 after an offensive rebound, while the Warriors were shutout in that department.
• Devin Conrad (Jr., Parkville, Md. / St. Paul's) led the Lemon and Black with 12 rebounds. She had six on both ends of the floor. Three of her offensive rebounds translated to six points.

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets will have over a week off as they start to prepare for the ODAC opener. That contest will take place at Shenandoah on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m.