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Men's basketball falls to No. 10 Randolph-Macon

Box Score Ashland, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg men's basketball team fell to Randolph-Macon 65-50 Saturday afternoon.

Deondre Ross and Jonathan Foust each scored 10 points to lead the Hornets. Piercen Young led Lynchburg in rebounding with 10.

Randolph-Macon started the game on a 6-2 run, but a dunk from Foust with 15:51 remaining in the first half narrowed Randolph-Macon's lead to two. Lynchburg struggled to score in the first half, shooting 6-27 (22%) from the field and 1-10 (10%) from behind the arc. Young grabbed eight boards in the first half as Lynchburg to outrebound Randolph-Macon 23-15 in the first half.

The second half brought improved shooting numbers for the Hornets as they shot 11-30 (36%) on the floor compared to Randolph-Macon's 10-34 (29%). The Yellow Jackets led by as many as 26 in the second half, but nine second-half points from Miles Taylor and seven from Ross helped cut the lead to 15 by the end of the contest.

Lynchburg (10-10, 5-6 ODAC) will host Guilford on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Miles Taylor

#13 Miles Taylor

Forward
6' 5"
Senior
Piercen Young

#33 Piercen Young

Guard
6' 3"
Sophomore
Deondre Ross

#2 Deondre Ross

Guard
6' 1"
Junior
Jonathan Foust

#14 Jonathan Foust

Forward
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Miles Taylor

#13 Miles Taylor

6' 5"
Senior
Forward
Piercen Young

#33 Piercen Young

6' 3"
Sophomore
Guard
Deondre Ross

#2 Deondre Ross

6' 1"
Junior
Guard
Jonathan Foust

#14 Jonathan Foust

6' 3"
Junior
Forward