Ashland, Va. --- A late run by in the final two minutes sealed the Maroons fate as they fell to Randolph-Macon, 75-66 on Sunday afternoon. Roanoke dropped to 15-6 overall and 9-5 in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets improved to 17-4; 11-3 in the ODAC. The Yellow Jackets have now won 16 of the last 17 meetings between these two teams

It was a tight game throughout, as both were tied in points in the paint (16-16) and second chance points (10-10). The Maroons outscored the Yellow Jackets bench, 28-7 and 15-8 off turnovers. For the game Roanoke shot 42-percent from the floor. They held the Yellow Jackets to 40-percent for the game, but 52-percent in the second half (12-of-23).

The free-throw shooting woes once again continued to be the Maroons Achilles heel, as they went 5-of-13 from the charity stripe. They lost the rebounding battle, 44-35 for the second-straight game. It's the third loss out of their last four games, all in ODAC play.

Roanoke jumped out to a 12-5 lead, their largest of the game as junior Zach Milton scored three of the Maroons first four buckets.

Randolph-Macon took its first lead of the game off a three-pointer by David Carlson to make it 21-19 with 8:36 remaining in the half. The Yellow Jackets kept the lead through the rest of half taking a 32-28 advantage into halftime.

The Yellow Jackets started the second half on a 15-5 run to make it a 47-33 score. Jordan Brown and Justin Short sparked the run as both combined for 13 of the first 15 points for R-MC in the second half.

Down 14 with 14:15 remaining in the second half, the Maroons fueled a 17-5 run over the next six minutes to make it a two-point game, 52-50 with just over eight minutes remaining. Ben Shrader hit back-to-back three-pointers while Aaron Tyson and Josh LaPorte hit consecutive buckets of their own to bring the Maroons back in the game.

R-MC responded with a 13-1 run over the next two minutes as Danny Jones capped the run with a three-pointer to give them a 61-53 lead with six minutes remaining.

The Maroons showed great poise and didn't panic as they countered with a 9-1 run over the next three minutes. LaPorte hit two layups, including the one that tied the game, 62-62 for the first time since the first half when it was 24-24 with 2:34 remaining.

The Yellow Jackets ended the game on a 13-4 run, including 5-of-6 from the free throw line to seal their fourth win in a row.

Brown had 22 points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and four steals for Randolph-Macon. Short had 20 points, six rebounds and three assists including 4-of-8 from three-point range. Jones followed their performances with 15 points and six rebounds.

Milton led Roanoke with 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. Shrader had 11 points and hit three treys, which puts him one away from tying Jared Butler '06 for second all-time in that category. He currently has 158 for his career. LaPorte and junior Curtis Peery had nine points each in addition to seven and eight rebounds, respectively. Tyson came off the bench to chip in eight points.

The Maroons will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Lynchburg. The Maroons defeated the Hornets, 90-64 at home back on Jan. 26. The Maroons have swept the last three years (6-0) and the senior class has not lost to the Hornets. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.