Posted: Feb 23, 2015
The men, who earned the #10 seed in the ODAC Tournament will travel to face off against Washington and Lee on Monday evening at 7:00 PM. The first time these two teams met this season was on January 14th as the Maroons fell by a narrow margin, 62-60. Carter Wright led the Maroons in scoring in that contest, putting up 11 points. Andrew Daniels also finished in double figures with 10 points, four assists and four rebounds. The Generals were led by Clayton Murtha, who finished with 17 points on 6-12 shooting.
In the second meeting, on February 18th, Washington and Lee picked up another win, this time by eight points, 72-64. Roanoke was led by Julian Ramirez with 15 points, shooting 7-12 from the floor. Carter Wright and Daniel Eacho finished with 14 and 13 points, respectively. W&L's Clayton Murtha was the top scorer for the Generals again, this time putting up 24 points, going 14-14 from the free throw line.
Daniel Eacho and Andrew Daniels lead the Maroons in scoring with 14.6 points per game. Eacho ranks ninth in the ODAC in total points (365) while ranking fifth in defensive rebounds with 129 over the course of the season. Eacho has scored 1,294 career points, needing just six to cross the 1,300 point barrier. Daniels also ranks 9th in points per game in the ODAC, while he is fourth in the conference in three pointers made with 60. Daniels is just 42 points shy of reaching the 1,000 point milestone, sitting currently with 958 career points.
The winner of Monday's contest will face off against #2 seed Virginia Wesleyan in the Quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament. That contest, which will be played at the Salem Civic Center, is scheduled for a 6:00 PM tip. Below is the complete tournament pairings and schedule for the 2015 ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament:
2015 ODAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND SCHEDULE - INTERACTIVE BRACKET
First Round - Monday, February 23 - at highest seeds
Game 1: #9 Bridgewater at #8 Randolph - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Shenandoah at #5 Lynchburg - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Roanoke at #7 Washington and Lee - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Emory & Henry at #6 Hampden-Sydney - 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Thursday, February 26 - Salem Civic Center
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Randolph-Macon - 1:00 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Eastern Mennonite - 3:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Virginia Wesleyan - 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Guilford - 8:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, February 28 - Salem Civic Center
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 3:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, March 1 - Salem Civic Center
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 1:00 p.m
The women, who are the #11 seed in the ODAC Tournament, will also face off against Washington & Lee on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. As the lower seed, the Maroons will have to travel to Lexington for the opening round contest of the tournament.
The Maroons first took on the Generals on January 7th in the Bast Center, where the Generals won 63-49. Beahm led the Maroons in scoring with 20 points, including an 8-10 mark from the free throw line. Meghan Gadell put up eight points for the Maroons with five rebounds. The Generals were led by Paige Corvino, who tallied 13 points with seven rebounds and four assists.
In the second meeting on January 27th, the Maroons took the fight to the Generals, but lost 76-69 in overtime, in a game where the Maroons led by as many as 16 points. Beahm again led the Maroons, this time with 24 points, her second highest single game point total, shooting 10-17 from the field. Anna Carter and Ellen Wagner finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Emily Perszyk was the top scorer for the Generals with 18 points, all coming from behind the arc with six threes.
Cary Beahm has consistently led the Maroons in scoring over the 2014-15 season. She has had 11 games with 20 points or more and is averaging 17.7 points per game. Beahm has been the top scorer for the Maroons in 22 of 25 games this season, including a career high 33 points against Salem College on January 28th. She ranks second in the ODAC in total points (442) and points per game. She also ranks first in the ODAC in free throws made, putting away 104 this season.
The Winner of Tuesday's game will take on #3 ranked Lynchburg College at 8:00 PM on Friday, February 27th in the Salem Civic Center. Below is the complete tournament pairings and schedule for the 2015 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament:
2015 ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND SCHEDULE
INTERACTIVE BRACKET
First Round - Tuesday, February 24 - at highest seeds
Game 1: #9 Shenandoah at #8 Bridgewater - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Hollins at #5 Guilford - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Randolph at #7 Emory & Henry - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Roanoke at #6 Washington and Lee - 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Friday, February 27 - Salem Civic Center
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Eastern Mennonite - 1:00 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Virginia Wesleyan - 3:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Randolph-Macon - 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Lynchburg - 8:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, February 28 - Salem Civic Center
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 6:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 8:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, March 1 - Salem Civic Center
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 3:30 p.m.
