Posted: Feb 24, 2011
Roanoke will take on Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday, Feb. 24 in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament held at the Salem Civic Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.
The Maroons enter the game with a 17-7 overall record, including a 16-4 mark to claim a #3 seed in the ODAC Tournament. The Marlins finished the regular season, 12-13, 10-10 in the ODAC to earn a #6 seed in the tournament.
Roanoke swept the season series and holds a 41-18 lead against VWC. The Maroons have won six of the last seven meetings, but the Marlins have ended the Maroons season in the 2008 and 2010 ODAC Semifinals.
Nicci Moats and Jordan Gholson earned first and second-team All-ODAC, respectively, tonight at the ODAC Women's Basketball Banquet held at the Salem Civic Center.
Moats, a junior center, leads the ODAC in rebounding (11.2 rpg) and blocked shots (73) this season en route to earning her first all-conference award. The member of the 2006-07 national championship squad at Tennessee, Moats is ranked nationally in double-doubles (24th), blocked shots per game (18th) and rebounding (28th).
A two-sport athlete at Roanoke (as a member of the volleyball team), Moats leads the Maroons in scoring (15.8 ppg) and free-throws made (81) while second in steals (39). She has seven 20-point games this season and 13 double-doubles, including four-straight in the final five games of the season.
Gholson, a senior forward, leads the ODAC and was ranked 20th in the country in field goal percentage (55%). She is ranked fifth in the conference in blocked shots (32) and 10th in rebounding (6.8 rpg). The team captain garnered her third all-conference honor, leading the Maroons to a 17-7 mark, including a 16-4 conference record which places them third in this week's conference tournament.
The school's all-time blocked shots leader (205), is currently fourth on the ODAC all-time list as well. She became the 16th member of the 1,000-point club at Roanoke and enters this weekend with 1,168 career points (10th all-time). She is ranked among the career top-10 at Roanoke in free-throw percentage (6th), field goal percentage (5th) and rebounding (8th).
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