VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Women's Hoops improved to 2-0 on a dominant win over Swarthmore College in the TowneBank Tournament, hosted by Batten University.
The Basics:
Score: (RV) Randolph-Macon 60, Swarthmore 32
Venue: Virginia Beach, Va. // TowneBank Arena // Batten University
Records: (RV) Randolph-Macon (2-0, 0-0 ODAC), Swarthmore College (1-1, 0-0 Centennial)
How it Happened
- Randolph-Macon erupted on a 19-1 run over the first 7:44 of the first quarter, as Sam Smith (Chesterfield, Va./St. Gertrudes) and Emily Olsen (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) led the charge. Smith opened the scoring with an and-one, layup and two free throws, while Olsen added two layups and a pair of three throws to continue the offense. AK Chance (Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard) nailed a three on the run and a deuce from Anna Wilcox (Asheville, N.C./A.C. Reynolds) capped the scoring for the Lemon and Black. Swarthmore converted on a midrange jumper to stop the run but a pair from the stripe by Madison Langdon (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic) gave RMC a 21-5 cushion heading into the second.
- Chance buried her second triple of the game in response to a Garnet three within the first 40 seconds of the second, keeping a 24-7 lead. Erin Porter (Virginia Beach, Va./Kettle Run) went perfect at the line and added a layup to keep the 17-point lead and thanks to some offensive rebounding from Wilcox, Langdon and Amanda Bates (Springfield, Va./Lake Braddock), Olsen extended the lead to 33-14 on a layup from Langdon. Riley White (Hamilton, Va./Virginia Academy) traded free throws with SC to close the second half, keeping the Yellow Jackets ahead, 35-16.
- White hit a trio of three throws to get the scoring started in the third, followed by a Chance to Liz Wyrick (Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day) connection to ballon the lead to 40-16. RMC extended its lead to 47-16 on a 12-0 run, that saw White nail a three and convert on a layup, forcing subs from the opposition. The Garnet used a three-pointer, jumper and set of free throws to put together a 6-0 run but it was the Lemon and Black holding a 47-22 lead heading into the final frame.
- Alyssa Stanford (Leesburg, Va./Heritage), Brielle Baughman (East Berlin, Pa./Delone Catholic) and Rachael Anderson (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) all scored at the start of the fourth before Frances Fischi (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School) got her first collegiate points on a triple, finishing a 9-0 run to establish a 56-24 lead. Lily Lizama (Chantilly, Va./Bishop O'Connell) swiped the ball and found Olsen on a cutting layup, extending the lead to 58-26. Fischi scored on a layup to double the RMC score to 60-30, helping the Lemon and Black to a dominant 60-32 win on the road.
Inside the Numbers
- RMC led 20-to-12 in field goals made, thanks to advantages in field goals made (20-to-12), field goal percentage (37.7-to-20.3) and three-point percentage (21.1-to-7.1).
- The Yellow Jackets paced 16-to-seven in field goals made.
- RMC dominated the boards, leading 55-to-29 in total rebounds, 11-to-17 in offensive rebounds and 38-to-18 in defensive rebounds.
- Olsen led the team with a career-high 12 points on five-of-seven shooting from the field. She also added three rebounds across her 13 minutes.
- White finished just behind with 10 points, as she added four rebounds and an assist with a team-high five three throws made.
- For the second-straight game, Chance led the team in rebounds (seven).
- Smith paced the team in assists (three), while also leading all Yellow Jackets in steals (three).
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets complete their action in the TowneBank Tipoff Tournament hosted by Batten University. RMC will take on Notre Dame of Maryland on Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 p.m.
