SALEM, Va. – The Randolph-Macon women's basketball team took the second seed into the ODAC tournament in Salem on Thursday to battle Shenandoah in the Quarterfinals. The Hornets outlasted the Yellow Jackets in a back-and-forth game, 66-57, to advance to the semifinals.

The Basics:

Score: #7 Shenandoah 66, #2 Randolph-Macon 57

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

Records: Randolph-Macon (19-7, 15-3 ODAC), Shenandoah (18-9, 11-7 ODAC)

How it Happened:

• Defenses took control in the opening minutes, as Shenandoah opened the scoring two minutes into the game. Junior Catherine Kagey began her impressive performance with a three-point play for RMC's first points of the game. Senior Haley Pasqualone (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) hit two threes to jumpstart RMC to a big lead, eventually leading 19-7 after one quarter.
• Shenandoah slowly made its way back into the game, eventually tying the game at 27 after an 18-6 run through the first eight minutes of the half. A Catherine Kagey layup ended a three-minute scoring drought, but Shenandoah tied it again on a buzzer-beating put back to make it 29-29 at half.
• SU continued their strong stretch through a majority of the third, before RMC scored the final six points of the quarter including two free throws in the final seconds by senior Devan Conrad (Parkville, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) as the Yellow Jackets took the lead 41-39 into the final frame.
• The Yellow Jackets sprinted out to a 45-39 lead in the opening moments of the final quarter, but Shenandoah went on a 15-2 run to take control of the game. RMC clawed their way back, but the Hornets went 8-8 from the charity stripe in the final two minutes to seal the win, 66-57.

By the Numbers:

• RMC was led by Catherine Kagey, posting 21 points and 15 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.
• Freshman Jane Elkins (Annandale, Va./Bishop Ireton) also had a double-double, with 11 points and 12 rebounds on the night.
• The Lemon and Black had 53 rebounds on the night tying a season-high and the third time having 50+ rebounds in a game this season. RMC won the advantage on the boards by 10, 53-43, including 21-8 on the offensive glass.
• RMC forced 13 turnovers, and had 17 points off those turnovers, while only turning the ball over 11 times and allowing eight points off turnovers.

Up Next:

Randolph-Macon will await the NCAA tournament selection show on Monday at 2:30 p.m.