THE GAME FACTS
Score: Roanoke 85, Lancaster Bible 64
Location: Salem, Va.
The Short Story: The Roanoke women's basketball team turned a 14-point deficit late in the third quarter into a 21-point victory, closing out the Susan Dunagan Holiday Classic with an 85-64 win over Lancaster Bible.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Maroons sprinted out of the gates, jumping ahead 14-6 on a Madison Nereu fastbreak layup midway through the opening period.
- The Chargers quickly closed the gap, trimming the lead to one late in the stanza and trailing by a narrow 20-17 margin at the end of the first quarter.
- LBC then dropped 28 points in the second period to assume a 45-36 halftime advantage. The Chargers extended that margin to 14 points (56-42) on a Jenna Dombach 3-pointer with 3:49 remaining in the third quarter.
- But it was all Maroons from there. Roanoke outscored the Chargers 43-8 across the final 13:30 of game time, including a 30-5 blitz in the fourth quarter. Parker Childress notched 14 of her 15 points in the second half, while Nereu totaled 10 points and Rose Sande added nine markers after the break.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sande was named the most valuable player of the Susan Dunagan Holiday Classic after registering 19 points and 12 rebounds, marking her second double-double in as many nights.
- Nereu led all scorers with 23 points, adding 11 rebounds and five assists en route to joining Sande on the all-tournament team.
- Childress' 15 points established a new career-high, and she also posted four assists. Fellow freshman Kate Littlejohn totaled eight points, six rebounds, five dimes and three blocks.
- Dombach and Raven Hunter scored 16 points apiece to pace the Chargers, and Alaysha Iwais finished with 14 points and five assists.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Rose Sande – Roanoke (MVP)
Madison Nereu – Roanoke
Raven Hunter – Lancaster Bible
Sarah Morales – Hollins
Cabria Mutz – Hollins
Alyssa Hocker – York (Pa.)
UP NEXT
- Roanoke returns to ODAC action at No. 15 Washington and Lee on Wednesday. Tip time is slated for 4:30 p.m. in Lexington.
