LYNCHBURG, Va. --- Roanoke defeated Lynchburg, 76-57 in ODAC action on Saturday afternoon. With the win the Maroons improved to 7-1, 2-0 in conference play while the Hornets dropped to 1-5, 1-2 in the ODAC.

The 7-1 start is the best since the 1999-00 season (13-0). The six-game win streak is the most since the middle of last season (7). It was the first meeting between Page Moir and Hilliary Scott as the Maroons are now 114-22 all-time against the Hornets. It was also the 10^th-straight win for Roanoke in the series. Scott was a two-time All-American for the Maroons under Moir from 1990-94.

Roanoke dominated in the paint, outscoring Lynchburg 34-20 and never trailed as they controlled the tempo of the game throughout.

The Maroons jumped out to a 13-2 lead early in the first half and got ahead as much as 14 after a three-pointer by Melvin Felix to make it 37-23 with 2:19 left in the first half.

Lynchburg's Brad Puffenbarger hit three-straight three-pointers to cut the Maroon lead to seven, 39-32 just before the half. Drew Gaeng hit a three-pointer of his own to make it 42-32 at the break.

Lynchburg got within nine points after a conventional three-point play by Mason Woolridge with 18:37 remaining. They didn't get any closer for the rest of the game.

After Puffenbarger hit both free throws to make it 61-50 with 7:27 left, Roanoke went on an 11-2 run to increase its lead to 72-52 at the 4:32 mark.

Curtis Peery finished with 14 points and four rebounds as he now only four points from passing Kevinn Hunter and Jason Strickland for 28^th on the all-time scoring list (1,019).

Zach Milton finished with a season-high of 13 points along with three rebounds while Corey Poindexter had 11 points and five assists. William Sheppard tied a career-high with eight points while Logan Singleton finished with a season-best four points. Papa Fall and Dustin DeMaria saw action for the first time this season as Fall had two points and two rebounds while DeMaria pulled down his first collegiate rebound of his career.

The men return to action in a week as they travel to Baltimore, MD to battle Goucher College in non-conference play. The Maroons are 9-1 all-time against Goucher and have won the last six meetings. Game time is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m.

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