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Men's basketball sees season end in quarterfinals

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Salem, Va. -- University of Lynchburg men's basketball fell in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals to Virginia Weslyean, 65-52, Thursday night. 

Miles Taylor, the only underclassman in Lynchburg's starting five, scored the opening points of the night on a layup.

With 13:19 left in the first, Noah Bullock splashed a 3-pointer, but the Hornets trailed 15-8. 

Lynchburg did not score for the next 8:09 as Va. Wesleyan created a 17-point lead. Carrington Young stopped the skid with back-to-back makes including a 3. 

Elijah Davis also made a shot from deep in the closing moments of the first, but the Hornets trailed by 24 at the break. 

Corey Pelham made a 3 out of the break and gave the Marlins their biggest lead of the game at 27. Pelham was one of five Marlins in double-figures.

The Hornets responded with a 10-point run cutting the deficit to 17. Suggs highlighted the run with five points and a made 3-pointer. Suggs made two deep balls in the game and moved into 10th place on the program's single-season 3-pointers made list. 

With 2:07 left, Taylor made a layup and brought the Hornets within single digits, 59-50. Taylor finished with 14 points. 

Lynchburg could not claw any closer than nine points and Va. Wesleyan advanced to the semifinals with a 65-52 win. 

Suggs joined Taylor in double-digits with 18 points. Suggs ended his Lynchburg career with 934 points and 1,636 across his five collegiate seasons. Dow Dunton hauled in a game-high 14 rebounds. 

The Hornets ended the season with a 14-12 record. The 2022-23 schedule will be released in the summer.

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Players Mentioned

Noah Bullock

#1 Noah Bullock

Guard
5' 11"
Junior
Elijah Davis

#21 Elijah Davis

Guard/Forward
6' 4"
Freshman
Dow Dunton

#11 Dow Dunton

Forward
6' 7"
Senior
Miles Taylor

#13 Miles Taylor

Forward
6' 5"
Sophomore
Carrington Young

#22 Carrington Young

Guard/Forward
6' 3"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Noah Bullock

#1 Noah Bullock

5' 11"
Junior
Guard
Elijah Davis

#21 Elijah Davis

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard/Forward
Dow Dunton

#11 Dow Dunton

6' 7"
Senior
Forward
Miles Taylor

#13 Miles Taylor

6' 5"
Sophomore
Forward
Carrington Young

#22 Carrington Young

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Guard/Forward