Box Score GREENSBORO, N.C. – Randolph-Macon women's basketball played their regular season finale on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro against Guilford. The Yellow Jackets used a big third quarter to walk away with a big 53-46 win.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 53, Guilford 46
Location/Venue: Greensboro, N.C./Guilford College/Ragan-Brown Field House
Records: Randolph-Macon (19-6, 15-3 ODAC), Guilford (20-5, 13-5 ODAC)
How it Happened:
- Sophomore Juliana Park (Fairfax Station, Va./Davidson Day) opened the game with a triple followed by a jumper by junior Catherine Kagey (Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian) to take an early 5-0 lead. RMC extended the lead out to 10-2 prior to a 6-0 Quakers run. Senior Devan Conrad's (Pakville, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) jumper with just over a minute to go were the final points in the quarter as RMC led 14-9.
- The second quarter went back and forth, but the Quakers finally took the lead with 31 seconds remaining in the second, 26-25. Jane Elkins (Annandale, Va./Bishop Ireton) hit a pair of free throws with 16 seconds to go to take the lead into the halftime break, 27-26.
- Juliana Park hit a three to take the lead 32-31 early in the third, which sparked the Yellow Jackets to an 11-0 run and taking a commanding lead that lasted the rest of the game. RMC took a 41-32 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Guilford couldn't cut into the RMC lead as the Yellow Jackets' defense kept the healthy lead intact. The Quakers cut the lead down to four with just under a minute to play, but free throws by Kagey and freshman Morgan Miller (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) sealed it to win 53-46.
By the Numbers:
- The Yellow Jackets had three players in double figures, led by Catherine Kagey's double double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. She also had four steals and three assists.
- Juliana Park tied for the team lead with 14 points, adding six rebounds as well.
- Morgan Miller had 10 points, three rebounds, and three steals in 28 minutes of action.
- RMC outrebounded the Quakers 41-27 including 19-7 on the offensive glass.
- The Yellow Jackets also forced 24 turnovers with 17 steals which is a season high.
Up Next:
Randolph-Macon clinched the second seed in the ODAC tournament will play at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday in Salem, Virginia.