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Women's Basketball Loses Heartbreaker To Guilford, 59-53

Box Score

Score: #2 Guilford 59, #1 Guilford 53

Location: Salem, Va. (Salem Civic Center)

Records: Guilford (24-3, 14-2) Lynchburg (22-6, 14-2),

 

40 Minutes Later

Lynchburg fell to the hands of Guilford College, 59-53, in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championship on Sunday afternoon. Guilford was able to break through the staunch Hornet defense in the second half outscoring Lynchburg 42-25 after only scoring 17 in the first half.

Game Breakdown

- First Team All-ODAC and All-Tournament selection senior Charmaine Hairston led the Hornets with 20 points (54% FG) while grabbing six rebounds

- Junior Oliva DeFrancesco was just shy of a triple-double with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists

- Second Team All-ODAC and All-Tournament selection junior Caroline Naumann scored nine points and recorded seven rebounds

- Lynchburg only allowed one three pointer the entire game as the Quakers shot 1-11 (9.1%) from beyond the arc

- A pesky Hornet defense was able to score 12 points off of 15 Guilford turnovers

- There were five ties and six lead changes throughout the game

Beyond the Stat Sheet

- Lynchburg has reached the ODAC Championship three years in a row

A Look Ahead

The Hornets will look to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament and will find out tomorrow at 2:30 PM (ET) during the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Selection Show. Be sure to follow LynchburgSports.com for any news and information!

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Players Mentioned

Charmaine Hairston

#13 Charmaine Hairston

Guard
5' 3"
Senior
Caroline Naumann

#45 Caroline Naumann

Forward
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Charmaine Hairston

#13 Charmaine Hairston

5' 3"
Senior
Guard
Caroline Naumann

#45 Caroline Naumann

6' 0"
Junior
Forward