Randolph-Macon RMC 13-5,10-2 ODAC

Shenandoah SU 14-4,9-2 ODAC

Randolph-Macon RMC

13-5,10-2 ODAC

Final

Jan. 24, 2024

Shenandoah SU

14-4,9-2 ODAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	OT 1	F
Randolph-Macon RMC	15	15	11	21	10	72
Shenandoah SU	12	18	15	17	8	70

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/24/2024 10:08:00 PM

Park's Late Game Heroics Seal the Victory for Women's Hoops in Overtime

WINCHESTER, Va. - Juliana Park (Fairfax Station, Va./Davidson Day) knocked down two crucial lay-ups, one at the end of the fourth period to send the game to overtime and another with one second left on the clock in overtime to seal a 72-70 overtime victory over Shenandoah on the road.

The Basics:

Score: Randolph-Macon 72, Shenandoah 70
Venue: Winchester, Va.//James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics Center//Shenandoah University
Records: Randolph-Macon (13-5, 10-2 ODAC), Shenandoah (14-4, 9-2 ODAC)

How it Happened:

In the first period, neither team would trail by more than two points for the first seven minutes. The score was tied at 9-9 on a lay-up by Jane Elkins (Annandale, Va./Bishop Ireton) with 2:55 remaining in the period. The Elkins shot propelled the Yellow Jackets on an 8-0 two minute run that saw multiple players record baskets in route to a 15-9 lead with 1:02 left on the clock. Gabby Krystofiak knocked down a three-pointer to pull the Hornets within three points at 15-12, at the end of the first period.
Randolph-Macon opened up the second period on a quick 6-2 run, as Elkins provided four of the points, to extend the Yellow Jacket lead to 21-14 with 7:45 remaining in the half. Shenandoah tied up the game 21-21 on a Maggie Rooklin three ball to capped a 7-0 run. Rooklin hit another three right after a Sam Smith (Chesterfield, Va./St. Gertrudes) jumper to give the Hornets a 24-23 with 4:29 remaining. Her three powered the next six points for SU to give them a 30-23 lead with just over two minutes on the clock. The Lemon and Black did not go into the locker room with a deficit, as a Park and Elkins 7-0 run sent the game into halftime tied up at 30-30 all.
The game of runs continued, with RMC scoring seven of the first nine points of the third period to take the lead back 37-32 with 6:05 remaining. Maddie Kimble knocked down two three-pointers to lead Shenandoah on a 8-0 run, as the Hornets took a 40-37 lead. Randolph-Macon kept the game within five points at the end of the third period down 45-41, heading into the final ten minutes of regulation.
Bella Bruce (Herndon, Va./Westfield) and Smith converted back-to-back three balls to begin the fourth period to tie up the game at 47-47 with 7:52 left. Shenandoah took a 58-53 lead on a Kayla Maxson jumper with just over four minutes left in the fourth period. Cait Velez (Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) and Marisa Ziegler (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) made two crucial shots to bring RMC within one at 58-57 with under two minutes left. Kimble knocked down a jumper with 1:24 left to push the Hornet lead to 60-57. Park hit a clutch three-pointer with :13 seconds left to tie up the game at 60-60. Shenandoah came out of their timeout with an Emily Williams lay-up with :05 seconds left for a two point lead. Park answered the bell with a driving lay-up at the buzzer to send the game to overtime with the score set at 62-62.
The Yellow Jackets started the overtime period on an 8-2 run to take a 70-64 lead with two minutes left. Terese Greene took matters into her own hands for the Hornets and scored the next six points, capped off by two free-throws with :34 seconds left with a 70-70 game. The third time was the charm for Park, as she drove to the bucket and made a contested lay-up with one second left on the clock to seal a wild 72-70 overtime victory for Randolph-Macon.

Inside the Numbers:

Randolph-Macon shot 41.4% from the floor, as Shenandoah knocked down 46.2% of their shots.
RMC outrebounded the Hornets 39-to-37.
Park went 8-for-14 from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the arc to total a team high 22 points. The junior also pulled down six rebounds and dished out two assists to cap off the night.
Elkins ended the night with 21 points and shot 5-for-6 from the charity strike. She also grabbed nine rebounds, notched four steals and blocked one shot.
Smith recorded another all around effort for the Yellow Jackets. The freshman had 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Bruce and Velez combined for 11 rebounds in the game.

For the Record