Guilford men win by 15 over Lynchburg College in ODAC action this afternoon

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Martin Stephenson (Cary, N.C./Cary) scored a
career- and game-high 19 points in Guilford College’s 69-54 Old Dominion
Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over visiting Lynchburg College
Saturday afternoon.

Josh Pittman (Archdale, N.C./Trinity) added 17 points as the Quakers (9-5,
3-2 ODAC) won for the fourth straight game and notched their 12th straight
victory over Lynchburg (5-9, 1-5 ODAC).

The Hornets rallied from five down and took a 33-29 halftime lead. Robby
Kaiser’s (East Stroudsburg. Pa./East Stroudsburg) free-throw opened the
second-half scoring and gave the guests their largest advantage, 34-29.
Lynchburg’s offense stalled however, as Guilford reeled off 18 of the game’s
next 22 points to take a 47-38 with 11:13 remaining in the game. Pittman and
Stephenson combined for 10 points during the decisive run, which saw
Lynchburg make just two of 12 shots from the floor.

A Michael Glover (Verona, Va./Spotswood) three-pointer followed by a Tucker
Lucas (Herndon, Va./Herndon) lay-in made it a 47-43 game, but the Quakers
scored 17 unanswered points to put the game out of reach. Gabriel Lowder
(Yadkinville, N.C./North Forsyth) knocked down back-to-back three-pointers
and Stephenson had five points in the spurt.

Stephenson, whose previous career high was 14 points, made nine-of-10 shots
from the floor, including his first five. Teammate Tobi Akinsola (Cary,
N.C./Word of God Christian (Bethany)) added eight points and eight rebounds.
Travis Tracy (Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Day) contributed seven points
and a career-high eight rebounds. The Quakers enjoyed a 40-28 rebounding
edge, including 13 offensive boards that led to 14 second-chance points.

Glover shot four-of-seven from beyond the arc and scored 14 points to lead
Lynchburg. Nate Campbell (Wytheville, Va./George Wythe) scored 10 points for
the Hornets, who missed 6-7 sophomore center Austin Chillemi (Richmond,
Va./Trinity Episcopal) due to an injury. Chillemi, a starter, averages over
11 points and seven rebounds per game.

Guilford wraps up a four-game homestand Wednesday (1/12) against
league-rival Bridgewater College at 7:00 p.m.

Lynchburg vs Guilford
01/08/11 3:00 p.m. at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
At Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
GUILFORD 69, LYNCHBURG 54
LYNCHBURG (5-9, 1-5 ODAC)
GLOVER, Michael 5-9 0-0 14; CAMPBELL, Nate 5-11 0-0 10; KAISER, Robby 1-4
3-4 6; LUCAS, Tucker 2-6 0-0 5; SIMMONS, Andrew 2-3 0-0 5; CONNOR, Brandan
2-7 0-0 4; MINOR, Shawn 2-4 0-0 4; BOONE, Gary 2-7 0-0 4; ALDRIDGE, Quintin
0-0 2-2 2; BOYSAW, Tristan 0-0 0-0 0; BURNETT, Tyler 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-55
5-6 54.
GUILFORD (9-5, 3-2 ODAC)
STEPHENSON, Martin 9-10 1-3 19; PITTMAN, Josh 5-12 5-5 17; AKINSOLA, Tobi
2-6 4-4 8; TRACY, Travis 3-8 1-2 7; MONROE, Brad 2-5 2-2 6; LOWDER, Gabriel
2-9 0-0 6; STAFFORD, Justin 1-5 2-2 4; ANDERSON, T.C. 0-2 2-2 2; BELICIC,
Connor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 17-20 69.
Lynchburg………………… 33 21 – 54
Guilford…………………. 29 40 – 69
3-point goals–Lynchburg 7-27 (GLOVER, Michael 4-7; LUCAS, Tucker 1-5;
KAISER, Robby 1-3; SIMMONS, Andrew 1-2; BOONE, Gary 0-1; BURNETT, Tyler 0-4;
MINOR, Shawn 0-2; CONNOR, Brandan 0-3), Guilford 4-13 (LOWDER, Gabriel 2-4;
PITTMAN, Josh 2-8; ANDERSON, T.C. 0-1). Fouled out–Lynchburg-None,
Guilford-None. Rebounds–Lynchburg 28 (BOONE, Gary 5), Guilford 40
(AKINSOLA, Tobi 8; TRACY, Travis 8). Assists–Lynchburg 13 (BURNETT, Tyler
3; KAISER, Robby 3), Guilford 14 (ANDERSON, T.C. 5). Total fouls–Lynchburg
22, Guilford 14. Technical fouls–Lynchburg-None, Guilford-None. A-400
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game

Dave Walters
Guilford College Athletics