ASHLAND, Va. – In the 27-point victory against the Royals, nine different Yellow Jackets scored en route to RMC's fourth home win of the season.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 67, Eastern Mennonite 40
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Crenshaw Gymnasium // Randolph-Macon College
Records: Randolph-Macon (5-2, 1-0 ODAC), Eastern Mennonite (4-5, 0-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- The Lemon and Black got off to its best start of the season, as quick layups from Emion Byers (Louisa County, Va./Louisa) and McKenzie Matheny (Fairfax Station, Va./West Springfield) in the first two minutes saw the squad earn the first four points of the game. Then, a three from Madison Langdon (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic) helped RMC get out to 11 points, before EMU could get on the board with a free throw. After the 11-to-one run from the Yellow Jackets, the Royals assembled their own run, securing eight-straight points to get back within two. With just 30 seconds left in the quarter, Madison Langdon drilled her second triple of the frame to give her team a 14-to-nine advantage before the first break.
- While EMU scored the first four points of the second quarter, physical buckets from Matheny and Emily Olsen (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) kept RMC up, 18-13. After Matheny and Olsen traded another deuce each, Riley White (Hamilton, Va./Virginia Academy) checked in and delivered a layup and three-pointer within a minute to extend RMC's lead to 26-17 with 2:05 remaining in the half. After the Royals converted a layup in the final minute, White nailed another shot from downtown, this time extending her teams' lead to 29-19 at the half.
- For the first five minutes of the quarter, the two programs traded buckets but it was Matheny who extended the Yellow Jackets' advantage to 36-22. Then, Erin Porter (Virginia Beach, Va./Kettle Run) assembled a five-point run of her own, knocking down a tough baseline jump shot, followed by a three-ball, extending RMC's lead to 41-24. Despite the Royals getting within 14, White capped off the quarter with her third three-pointer of the game, as her shooting guided the Yellow Jackets to a 48-31 advantage after three.
- Over the course of the first half of the fourth, Sam Smith (Chesterfield, Va./St. Gertrudes) laced two shots from downtown to help build a 59-35 lead. Down the stretch, Langdon converted a difficult layup and three-ball of her own to keep RMC ahead 61-40. Before adding on another two in the final three minutes of the game, Matheny ripped down her career-high 18th rebound. Finally, Byers found Brooke Lynn Miller (Nokesville, Va./Brentsville) for a buzzer-beating jump shot, earning her first-career points to cap off the 67-40 victory.
Inside the Numbers
- Women's hoops registered season-highs in rebounds (52), three-pointers made (10) and blocks (four).
- RMC only allowed EMU to obtain 35 rebounds in the contest, helping them lead the Royals 15-to-seven in assists.
- The Yellow Jackets knocked down 34.5 percent of their threes (10-for-29) and held the Royals to just 13.6 percent (three-for-22) from beyond the arc.
- Not only did Matheny haul in a career-high 18 rebounds, she also scored 13 points and added five assists.
- She now has posted 12-or-more rebounds in each of her last five games and notched a double-double in four of her last five.
- In her career-high 11 minutes played, White finished with career-bests in points (11), field goals made (four), three-pointers made (three) and rebounds (three).
- In her second-career start, Langdon picked up career-highs in points (11) and threes made (three), while tying her personal-high four rebounds.
- Smith has now made eight three-pointers in her last three games, including three in each of her last two. This is the junior's first time registering three-or-more triples in consecutive games.
For the Record
- The Yellow Jackets have now won each of their last 10 contests against the Royals. Additionally, RMC has now beaten EMU in six of its last seven games at home.
Up Next
Women's hoops resumes its December action this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. against Hollins in Roanoke, Va.
