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WBB vs. Bridgewater
Ryan Hunt
75
Roanoke RC 0-1,0-1 ODAC
83
Winner Guilford GC 1-1,1-0 ODAC
Roanoke RC
0-1,0-1 ODAC
75
Final
83
Guilford GC
1-1,1-0 ODAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Roanoke RC 14 7 18 36 75
Guilford GC 22 16 19 26 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Keel's Career Night Not Enough as Maroons Fall to Guilford in Season Opener

THE GAME FACTS
Score: Guilford 83, Roanoke 75
Location: Greensboro, N.C.

The Short Story:  Lauren Keel had a career-high 26 points as the Roanoke women's basketball team dropped its season-opener on the road to Guilford in ODAC action Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The first three minutes of the game saw the score kept within one after Parker Childress made a layup as the Quakers led 6-5. Guilford went on a 14-0 run over the next five minutes to expand their lead to 15 at 20-5 with 2:14 left in the first quarter. Roanoke would score nine of the next 11 points to get within eight at 22-14 heading into the second quarter.
  • Cold shooting for the Maroons saw Guilford push their lead back up to 17 by the end of the first half as the Quakers outscored Roanoke 16-7 in the period.
  • The third quarter was much more even between the two teams. The Quakers pulled ahead by 26 with 4:12 remaining in the quarter before the Maroons cut the lead down to GC lead down to 16 with 12 seconds left on a Keel layup. 
  • A 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter by GC put their lead up to 27 with 8:48 remaining in the game. The Maroons offense then came alive with a 17-2 push over the next four and half minutes to cut the lead down to 12 at 68-56 on a pair of free throws by Keel. The Maroons would cut the lead down to as little as five with 2:01 remaining. Both teams would try to make an offensive push to the final buzzer with the Quakers getting the slight edge finishing the game 83-75 over the Maroons. 

BY THE NUMBERS

  • Roanoke was led by Keel's 26 points and was closely followed by a career-high 19 points by Jacquelyn DeJesse. 
  • Keel finished with a double-double as the senior had 11 rebounds (five offensive, six defensive).
  • The Maroons led Guilford in second-chance points (24-21), bench points (41-24), and rebounds (46-34).

UP NEXT

  • Roanoke will turn its attention to the Cregger Center this weekend as it hosts the 2023 Jean Beamer Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 18 and 19.
  • The Maroons start off with the Stevenson Mustangs on Saturday at 6 p.m. with Greensboro and Piedmont in the other game at 8 p.m.
  • The consolation game is on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. with the championship game to follow at 3 p.m.
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