For immediate release – 1/18/2010 - #186

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Roanoke College women's basketball team survived a tough Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) test Tuesday night at Lynchburg College, escaping with a 57-53 victory.

The Maroons scored the first nine points of the game and looked on their way to an easy victory before LC climbed back. The Hornets used a 14-4 run to go ahead 14-13, but Roanoke went back ahead and extended the advantage to 31-24 at halftime.

Roanoke again looked likely to put LC away in the second half, taking eight-point leads four different times, but couldn't shake the Hornets. RC went ahead 54-46 with just over four minutes to play, but three-straight Lynchburg baskets, one a three-pointer by Katie Crump (Burke, VA/Lake Braddock), left the Maroons ahead by just a single point with two minutes to play. Roanoke's Nicci Moats converted a lay-up with 50 seconds left and LC couldn't convert on a late attempt to tie.

Junior guard Annie Terry (Appomattox, VA/Appomattox) filled the stat line for LC, netting a team-high 12 points with three three-pointers, eight assists and five steals. Leah Bonuccelli (Fairfax Station, VA/W.T. Woodson) scored 11 and Carly Greenlief (Centreville, VA/Westfield) had nine points, six rebounds and four assists. Crump finished with nine points and four caroms.

Moats led Roanoke (8-4/7-1 ODAC) with 21 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals as the only double-figure scorer  for her team. Jordan Gholson scored eight points before fouling out and Paxton Gwin and Kylie Lucas each tallied seven.

Lynchburg (2-11/2-6 ODAC) looks to get back in the winning column Friday at home against Emory & Henry College at 7 p.m.

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