LYNCHBURG – Lynchburg defeated visiting Roanoke, 72-53 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) matchup Tuesday evening at Turner Gym.  The Maroons slipped to 7-15 overall, 7-11 in the ODAC, while the Hornets improved to 9-15, 8-11 in conference play.
 
The win was an important one in the ODAC standings heading into next week's eight-team conference tournament. LC is now in seventh place and a half game ahead of Roanoke and Hollins University.
 
LC Freshman Shannon Allan had game-highs of 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists in a crucial ODAC matchup.  Her first-half play (13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists) was key in LC gaining a 41-26 advantage at intermission.
 
Lynchburg extended the lead to 21 with 11:07 to go before the Maroons rallied with a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 61-49 with 5:32 left.  A traditional three-point play from the Hornet's Carly Greenlief ended the momentum and cruised to the 19-point victory.
 
Greenlief tied Allan with a game-high 18 points, hitting three three-pointers and tallying five rebounds and four assists to pace Lynchburg.. Shea Kelley also had a nice all-around game with six points, nine rebounds and five assists and senior forward Katie Crump had nine points.
 
Paxton Gwin led the Maroons with 15 points and five rebounds. Tatum McKee contributed 12 points, seven rebounds and six steals and Taylor Duggins added 10 points.
 
Lynchburg shot 46 percent (11-24) from three-point range, while Roanoke hit just 27 percent (4-15) of its tries from deep. The Hornets had a nine-rebound advantage (43-34), including 16 offensive caroms.
 
The women will round out the final weekend of the regular season at home.  Roanoke will host Randolph-Macon on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. followed by a Saturday 2 p.m. contest against Virginia Wesleyan on Senior Day.  They will recognize both NIcci Moats and Cappy Sullenberger prior to the start of Saturday's game.
 
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