LEXINGTON, Va. – Gabriel Lowder (Yadkinville, N.C./North Forsyth) paced six Quakers in double-figure scoring with 19 points in Guilford College’s 96-67 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win at Washington and Lee University Wednesday night.
The visiting Quakers (6-2, 1-1 ODAC) rebounded from consecutive losses last week with its finest game of the year and made a season-high 60 percent of its shots. Lowder and company found the Warner Center to their liking as they made nine-of-20 from three-point range, including five first-half trifectas.
Junior Travis Tracy (Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Day School) drilled three three-pointers off the bench and scored all 11 of his points in the first half, which helped Guilford open a 48-28 halftime edge. The Quakers made over 55 percent of their first-half shots and turned the ball over just once, compared to the Generals’ (5-4, 1-2 ODAC) eight first-half miscues.
Guilford’s torrid shooting continued into the second half as the Quakers shot better than 65 percent from the floor. Lowder and rookie Matt McCarthy (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) both made two more from long distance, which gave them three three-pointer apiece. McCarthy finished with 13 points in 23 points off the bench, both career highs. Fellow freshman reserve Will Freeman (Fort Wayne, Ind./Richmond Senior (N.C.)) sank six-of-seven shots from the floor and finished with 12 points in just six minutes. Carson Sullivan (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian (Pennsylvania)) and James Robbins (Thomasville, N.C./Wesleyan (Davidson County C.C.)) both added 10 points apiece. Sullivan also contributed five rebounds and five assists, both team highs.
Javon McDonald made four three-pointers and scored a game-best 20 points for Washington and Lee. Drew Kimberly chipped in 12 points and a game-high six rebounds off the bench.
Guilford entertains defending ODAC champion Randolph-Macon College Saturday (12/10) at 3:00 p.m. in the Ragan-Brown Field House.
Guilford vs Washington and Lee
12/07/11 8:00 pm at Lexington, VA – Warner Center
GUILFORD 96, WASHINGTON AND LEE 67
GUILFORD (6-2, 1-1 ODAC)
LOWDER, Gabriel 8-12 0-0 19; McCARTHY, Matt 5-7 0-0 13; FREEMAN, Will 6-7 0-0 12; TRACY, Travis 4-6 0-0 11; ROBBINS, James 4-4 2-2 10; SULLIVAN, Carson 4-7 2-3 10; STAFFORD, Justin 3-4 1-3 7; PITTMAN, Josh 2-8 1-3 5; GIBBS, Kevin 2-2 0-0 4; EFIRD, Gene 1-2 0-0 2; MONROE, Brad 0-3 2-2 2; CLOYD, Will 0-0 1-2 1; KOPPENHAVER, Will 0-1 0-0 0; HOPKINS, Jake 0-1 0-0 0;
HINTON, Jarred 0-0 0-0 0; TURPIN, Clarence 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-65 9-15 96.
WASHINGTON AND LEE (5-4, 1-2 ODAC)
MCDONALD, Javon 6-11 4-6 20; KIMBERLY, Drew 5-8 2-4 12; WHITAKER, Larry 3-7 2-3 9; ADKINS, Jeremy 2-5 2-2 7; EY, J.D. 2-11 2-2 6; GILL, Kevin 2-7 0-0 6; BOND, Kyle 0-0 4-4 4; MCLEAN, Clay 1-3 0-0 3; HOEY, Alex 0-0 0-0 0; SMITH, Will 0-0 0-0 0; BUCHANAN, Kelton 0-2 0-0 0; DILLARD, Devin 0-3 0-0 0; ETLING, Jim 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 16-21 67.
Guilford................... 48 48 - 96 Washington and Lee......... 28 39 - 67
3-point goals–Guilford 9-20 (TRACY, Travis 3-3; McCARTHY, Matt 3-4; LOWDER, Gabriel 3-6; SULLIVAN, Carson 0-2; PITTMAN, Josh 0-4; EFIRD, Gene 0-1), Washington and Lee 9-25 (MCDONALD, Javon 4-8; GILL, Kevin 2-4; WHITAKER, Larry 1-2; MCLEAN, Clay 1-1; ADKINS, Jeremy 1-3; DILLARD, Devin 0-3; ETLING, Jim 0-1; EY, J.D. 0-3).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Washington and Lee-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 38 (MONROE, Brad 5; SULLIVAN, Carson 5), Washington and Lee 31 (EY, J.D. 6; KIMBERLY, Drew 6).
Assists–Guilford 22 (HINTON, Jarred 5; SULLIVAN, Carson 5), Washington and Lee 12 (EY, J.D. 4).
Total fouls–Guilford 21, Washington and Lee 16.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Washington and Lee-None.
A-210
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game