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RC Men's Basketball Knocks off Washington & Lee to Extend Winning Streak to 11

Box Score The Basics
Score
: Roanoke 105, Washington and Lee 96
Records: Roanoke 11-1, 3-0 ODAC / Washington and Lee 7-4, 2-1 ODAC
Location: Lexington, Va.

The Lead: The Roanoke College Men's Basketball team ran its winning streak to 11 games with a 105-96 ODAC Men's Basketball road win at Washington and Lee on Wednesday night.

How it Happened:
  • The victory gives RC its best start since 2008-09. It also marks the first longest winning streak and the first time they have started 3-0 ODAC since 2008-09.
  • Cameron Smith led five Maroons in double-figures with 20 points. Carter Wright had 19 points, John Caldwell had 14 points, while Dustin Hassell and Joey Miller each chipped in with 13 points. Caldwell grabbed nine rebounds to help RC to a 39-31 edge on the glass.
  • Roanoke held a 53-39 lead at the intermission. Washington and Lee cut the deficit to 10 points before a 16-4 run by the Maroons that was capped by an Eli Sumpter bucket with 11:02 to go in the game.
  • Washington and Lee cut it to 11 with just under five minutes to go but RC was able convert 10 shots from the foul line to secure the win.
Up Next: Roanoke will travel to Virginia Wesleyan for a 2:00 p.m. ODAC game on Saturday.   
 
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Players Mentioned

John Caldwell

#31 John Caldwell

Forward
6' 5"
Freshman
Dustin Hassell

#15 Dustin Hassell

Guard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Joey Miller

#12 Joey Miller

Forward
6' 2"
Sophomore
Cameron Smith

#1 Cameron Smith

Forward
6' 5"
Senior
Eli Sumpter

#4 Eli Sumpter

Guard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Carter Wright

#2 Carter Wright

Guard
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

John Caldwell

#31 John Caldwell

6' 5"
Freshman
Forward
Dustin Hassell

#15 Dustin Hassell

6' 1"
Sophomore
Guard
Joey Miller

#12 Joey Miller

6' 2"
Sophomore
Forward
Cameron Smith

#1 Cameron Smith

6' 5"
Senior
Forward
Eli Sumpter

#4 Eli Sumpter

6' 1"
Sophomore
Guard
Carter Wright

#2 Carter Wright

6' 3"
Senior
Guard