LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men's basketball team, returning from a month-long holiday break, won its second game in a row with a 76-70 victory over Roanoke on Saturday evening at the Warner Center.
The Generals (2-8, 2-3) trailed 9-8 with 15:10 remaining in the first half, but grabbed the lead with a 6-0 run and didn't trail again until the Maroons took a 61-59 advantage on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Ben Shrader (Tazewell, Va./Mercer Christian) with 3:00 remaining in the game. However, five straight points by W&L sophomore forward Greg Bienemann (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) gave the Generals the lead back and they would hit all 10 of their free throws in the final 1:58 to walk away with the victory.
W&L shot 50.0 percent from the floor, including 65.0 percent (13-20) in the second half. The Generals also hit 27-of-34 free throws (.794) for the game. Bienemann led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds. Freshman guard Isaiah Goodman (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) tallied 14 points, while sophomore forward John Mumper (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) and junior guard Chris Halkitis (New Port Richey, Fla./Ridgewood) added 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Roanoke (8-4, 2-3) was led by senior guard Jared Butler's (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from behind the three-point arc. Shrader tallied 15 points for the Maroons, who shot just 35.0 percent for the game.
