Posted: Feb 22, 2014
Roanoke now has an all-time 92-80 record against Hampden-Sydney, with this being the Maroons first win over the tigers since December 3, 2008. 104 points is the sixth most points ever put up against Hampden-Sydney by Roanoke College in the long history that reaches back to the 1916-17 season. The last time Roanoke put up over 100 points on an opponent was January 22, 2011 as the Maroons defeated Bridgewater College, 108-98. The win this afternoon was also Page Moir's 399th career victory, having won 12 games so far this season. Moir looks for win number 400 in the opening round of the ODAC Tournament on Tuesday evening.
Six Maroons finished in double-figures on the night, with Daniel Eacho leading the pack. Eacho finished with 22 points, hitting seven shots from the floor and shooting 8-9 from the free throw line. He completed his seventh double-double of the season, pulling down 12 rebounds in the win. Seth Bradley scored a career-high 19 points, shooting 4-7 from behind the arc and 7-10 from the floor.
Andrew Daniels tallied 15 points, finishing with two rebounds and two assists. Stefan Vulevic put up 13 points, including three treys, to go along with three rebounds and a steal. Cameron Smith and John Fitchett each completed the contest with 10 points apiece.
Before the game, the team celebrated senior day, recognizing four players at the start of the event. The seniors included Patrick Cummings (Mansfield, PA), Stefan Vulevic (Montenegro), Ethan Humphries (Buchanan, VA) and Jonathan Smith (Niles, MI).
Through the first four mintues of the first half, the two teams were tied at 7-7. Daniel Eacho sored four of Roanoke's first seven points, while Stefan Vulevic drained a three pointer. Hampden Sydney took the lead after a Sasha Obrdovic three-pointer, and held on to the advantage through the 12:50 mark. An Andrew Daniels three reclaimed the lead for Roanoke, as the Maroons went ahead 16-14. Khobi Williamson and Mike Murray combined for five points to take the lead back to the Tigers, 21-20 with 10:00 to play in the half.
In the next possession, Cameron Smith hit a jumper, followed by a pair of layups by Fitchett that put the Maroons ahead by five, 26-21 with 9:11 to play. The Tigers would try to close the gap, getting as close as one point with 5:51 to play after a Murray free throw, 30-29. Roanoke's lead grew to seven points before the half, as Humphries drained a three pointer with little time on the clock. Hampden-Sydney dropped in a layup to close out the first half with Roanoke leading 46-41 at the break.
The teams traded three-pointers to open the second half, but Stefan Vulevic scord Roanoke's first eight points of the period. After Vulevic hit his second three pointer of the half at 17:06, Roanoke held a 54-46 advantage. Roanoke's lead grew to as many as nine through the 14:35 mark, as John Fitchett hit a jumper to take a 62-53 lead over the Tigers. However, Hampden-Sydney fought back. With 13:48 to play, Williamson started a 7-0 run with a layup, followed by five points from Mike Murray to get back within two, 65-63. At the 9:17 mark, Seth Bradley hit a three-pointer to put the Maroons back up by nine again, 76-67.
With 7:40 to play in the second half, Roanoke really broke away from Hampden-Sydney. Another three-pointer from Bradley spurred a 21-3 run by the Maroons, in which Bradley scored 12 total points. Bradley hit two more three pointers in that run, which ran through the 2:33 mark, where the Maroons now led by 24, 99-75. The Maroons held Hampden-Sydney to just five points in the final two minutes, as Marcus Scott, Jonathan Smith and Darius Ford all hit baskets in those final minutes, picking up the 104-80 win for the Maroons.
Khobi Williamson was the top scorer for the Tigers, tallying 20 points to go along with six rebounds. Williamson finished the afternoon shooting 8-12 from the floor. Mike Murray was the second highest scorer on the squad, netting 16 points to go along with five rebounds.
The Maroons narrowly outshot Hampden-Sydney 49.3 to 47.7 percent from the field. Roanoke shot 84 percent from the free throw line, hitting 21 of 25 shots from the charity stripe. Roanoke led in rebounds 49-26, marking the Maroons' third highest rebounding game this season.
The Maroons return to action on Tuesday, February 25th as it looks as though the Maroons will play at Hampden-Sydney College in the opening round of the 2014 ODAC Tournament. The official brackets will become available later this weekend on http://www.odaconline.com.
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