ASHLAND, Va. (BC Athletics) – The Bridgewater College men’s basketball team fell to No. 13 Randolph-Macon 89-62 on Wednesday night.

Records: Bridgewater 8-9 (3-5 ODAC); No. 13 Randolph-Macon 14-3 (7-1 ODAC)

How It Happened
• Randolph-Macon got on the board first with back-to-back scores before a Maleek Richardson score got Bridgewater on the board. RMC responded with a 12-0 run to take a 16-2 lead, but three-straight points from Richardson got the Eagles offense pumping. BC closed the gap down to 11 at 18-7 after a Will Dunlap layup with 10:03 to play in the half.
• The Yellow Jackets responded with six-straight points before a second-chance effort by Jordan Cooper stopped the run momentarily. RMC tallied seven-straight points in response to stretch the lead to 20 points. Two makes at the free throw line by Aaron Oates sparked the Bridgewater offense. BC responded with an 11-2 scoring spree led by five points from Oates as BC cut the lead to 33-20 with 3:11 to play in the half. The Yellow Jackets outscored BC 8-6 over the final three minutes of the half to take a 41-26 lead to the intermission after a Cooper three-point make in the closing seconds.
• Bridgewater opened the second half on a 9-4 run to close the gap to 11 after a Steve Burgess three-pointer and closed the gap even more as an old-school three-point play by Oates stretched the run to 15-6 and made it a 48-41 game with 15:18 to play in the half. Randolph-Macon responded with a 6-0 burst, but BC had a reply with a 6-0 run in their favor led by four points from Kyren Smith to make it a 54-47 game at the 12:18 mark in the frame.
• Feeling the pressure, Randolph-Macon responded with seven-straight points, but a score by Cooper disrupted the run momentarily. RMC kept the momentum rolling with a 12-0 run that followed to blow the game open to a 73-49 lead with 7:17 to play. Cooper ended the run once more with a bucket, but the Yellow Jackets got a score in response and rolled to a 21-8 scoring advantage over the next 6:29 to take a 89-57 edge. Woody Machado made a three-pointer and Keiman Dillon made a pair of free throws in the final minute, but the damage had already been done.

Notes
• Oates led BC with 13 points tied for the game high. Cooper added 12 points, while Richardson and Smith also crossed double figures in scoring with 11 and 10 points respectively.
• Three different Yellow Jackets tallied 13 points led by Amr Areikat with three three-pointers. Jabril Robinson tallied eight assists for RMC.
• Randolph-Macon shot 55.9% from the floor compared to 40.8% by Bridgewater. RMC was able to capitalize on its opportunities with 29 points off of turnovers compared to just six by BC.

Up Next
The Eagles return home to take on (RV) Virginia Wesleyan.

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