Women’s College Basketball Final – Guilford 68, Roanoke 61

King Leads Guilford to Ninth Straight Win

SALEM, VA. — Morgan King (Teachey, N.C./New Hanover) had game-highs in points (20) and rebounds (12) in Guilford’s 68-61 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win over Roanoke College Saturday.

The Quakers (17-3, 10-1 ODAC) and Maroons (8-11, 4-6 ODAC) exchanged leads in the first half until Lila Scott scored five quick points off the bench, helping Guilford to a 34-22 lead with three minutes left in the first half. The Quakers went to the locker room ahead by seven points. Coach Flamini’s squad re-entered the game with the momentum they had at the end of the first. Guilford was ahead by as many as 12 with 5:35 on the clock and its defense held the Maroons’ 6-2 surge in the final three minutes.

Brittany Atwater scored nine points, grabbed nine boards and dished out a game-high seven assists in the Quakers’ win. Lila Scott, Kayla Adams, Jaclyn Nucci and Logan Hardin each had eight points. Hardin also had five rebounds.

Roanoke’s Paxton Gwin had team-highs in points (19) and rebounds (11). She went four-for-six from beyond the three-point line. Kelsey Smith added 10 points. Laurel Hankins had nine. Tatum McKee grabbed seven rebounds. Rachel Dellehunt had a team-high five assists.

The Quakers next play home February 2 at 4:00 p.m. against ODAC-foe Lynchburg College in the Ragan-Brown Field House. The game is Guilford’s annual Play 4 Kay tribute.

Guilford 68 (17-3, 10-1 ODAC): Morgan King 9-15 2-2 20, Brittany Atwater 3-14, 2-3 9, Lila Scott 3-5 0-0 8, Kayla Adams 2-5 2-2 8, Logan Hardin 4-4 0-0 8, Jaclyn Nucci 4-9, 0-0 8, Alex Payne 1-2 0-0 3, Brittany Drew 1-6 0-1 2, Gabby Oglesby 1-7 0-0 2, Shelly Barker 0-1 0-0 0. Total 28-68 6-9 68.

Roanoke 61 (8-12, 4-7 ODAC): Paxton Gwin 6-12 3-4 19, Kelsey Smith 3-8 1-2 10, Tatum McKee 4-8 1-2 9, Laurel Hankins 3-11 0-0 9, Meghan Gadell 3-7 0-0 7, Rachel Dellehunt 3-5 0-0 6, Hannah Ward 0-4 1-2 1, Katie Deacon 0-0 0-0 0, Dierra Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Anna Carter 0-0 0-0 0. Total 22-56 6-10 61.

   Guilford     36   32 -– 68
   Roanoke      29   32 -- 61

3-point goals—Guilford 6-14 (Scott 2-2, Adams 2-4, Payne 1-2, Atwater 1-5, Drew 0-1), Roanoke 11-25 (Gwin 4-6, Smith 3-5, Hankins 3-7, Gadell 1-3, Dellehunt 0-2).
Fouled out—Guilford –None, Roanoke-None.
Rebounds—Guilford 42 (King 12), Roanoke 35 (Gwin 11).
Assists-Guilford 19 (Atwater 7), Roanoke 13 (Dellehunt 5).
Total Fouls– Guilford 11, Roanoke 11.
Technical Fouls – Guilford-None, Roanoke-None.
Attendance-125

Old Dominion Athletic Conference game