Salem, Va. -- The Lynchburg College men's basketball team's season came to an end Friday evening with an 87-75 loss Roanoke in the quarterfinal round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament at the Salem Civic Center.

The second-seeded Maroons picked up 18 points at the free throw line on 23 attempts, while No. 7-seed Lynchburg did its damage from behind the arc, knocking down 18 3-pointers. It was the fourth time this season LC made 18 or more 3s in a contest.

Junior forward Connor Schroeder (Blacksburg, Va.) led the way for the Hornets with 28 points and 10 rebounds, going 6-for-12 from long range to lead the assault. It was the first-team All-ODAC pick's third double-double of the season.

Junior guard Jesse Case (Leesburg, Va.) added 17 points for Lynchburg.

ODAC Player of the Year Josh Freund led Roanoke with a 20-point, 17-rebound effort.

THE RUNDOWN

Final: Roanoke 87, Lynchburg 75

Records: Roanoke 19-7, Lynchburg 15-12

Venue: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The two teams battled back and forth for the first nine minutes of play before sophomore guard Luke Romeo (Cary, N.C.) knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in a 30-second span to give LC a 19-13 lead. Lynchburg extended the advantage to 22-15 after Case's 3 with 9:20 until halftime, but Roanoke responded with a 9-0 run to take a lead of its own.

The two teams battled into intermission tied at 35-35, Case's triple with 8 seconds left in the half tying the score.

The Maroons pieced together a 14-6 run early in the second half to take control of the game, and Roanoke maintained control the lead throughout the period. Lynchburg cut the lead to eight on two occasions -- first with Case's 3-pointer with 11:13 remaining and later after a pair of Schroeder free throws with 10:54 left -- but Roanoke used a 13-4 run to make the lead comfortable and led by double figures the rest of the way.

LOOKING BACK

The Hornets finish the season with a 15-12 mark, the program's seventh-straight winning season. Lynchburg made its mark from long range in 2017-18 with three of the ODAC's top seven 3-point percentage, and Schroeder currently leads the conference with 73 makes from deep. Schroeder's first-team all-league nod marks the third-straight seasons a Lynchburg player has been named to the first team.

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