Derrick Woods-Morrow NE Guilford grad picks up his 1,000th point in College

Woods-Morrow Earns 1,00th Point In Randolph Men’s Shutdown Win over EMU

LYNCHBURG, VA – Senior forward Derrick Woods-Morrow (Greensboro, NC/NE Guilford) picked up his 1,000th point Saturday, and the Randolph College men’s basketball team forced a third consecutive team into its season low for points in a game as the WildCats picked up a crucial 64-47 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory from the Randolph Athletics and Dance (RAD) Center Saturday afternoon.

Randolph (10-11/5-7 ODAC) has now won its past three games, holding opposition to an average of 48.3 points per game over the last three contests. The stingy WildCat defense held Eastern Mennonite to 28.1 percent shooting and 47 points, its lowest output of the season and lowest in at least six seasons.

Woods-Morrow scored his 1,000th and 1,001st points on a jumper only 3:05 into the contest, making him the second WildCat in a week to accomplish the feat. He joins a now group of 12 all-time at the College to earn the accomplishment, with the latest being junior Colton Hunt (Whittier, NC/Smoky Mountain) who earned the feat last Saturday against Hampden-Sydney College.

The WildCats led all but 68 seconds of the contest, as EMU (9-12/4-8 ODAC) took leads in the opening minute of both the first and second halves. In the opening stanza, Randolph used a 16-3 run to open up a 13-point edge, capped by a pair of free throws by Woods-Morrow. EMU would slowly creep back into the game, pulling even at 29 on a jumper from RJ Sims.

After the WildCats took a two-point lead into intermission, EMU nailed a three only 17 seconds into the second period to take a one-point lead at 33-32. A subsequent 12-1 run from the WildCats pushed them back ahead by 10 at 47-37. After EMU cut the lead to six with 9:57 left, the Colton Hunt show made a re-appearance.

Over the last seven minutes of the game, Hunt scored 12 of his game-high 22 points while the Randolph defense allowed two field goals over the last 10 minutes to put the game away. Hunt finished five-of-12 from the field, but made nine-of-10 from the line. He also grabbed seven boards and posted a season-high six steals.

Woods-Morrow posted his sixth double-double of the season, posing 15 points to go with 11 rebounds. He now sits at 1,012 points on his career. Sophomore guard Mike Ehilegbu (Raleigh, NC/Ravenscroft) had 12 points and four boards, while Zach Desgain (Richmond, VA/J.R. Tucker) posted nine points.

The WildCats were 15-of-18 from the line on the contest, while firing 42.3 percent from the floor. Only four points were scored from the bench of Randolph, but Cameron Colquitt (Mechanicsville, VA/Atlee) had a great game, dishing out two assists and playing stellar defense all contest.

EMU was led by the 10 points from Daniel, while Ryan Yates added nine points as a reserve for the Runnin’ Royals. Sims and Andrew Thorne each added eight points for Eastern Mennonite, which struggled from the line, making only 46.7 percent from the charity stripe.

The WildCats now sit in sixth place in the ODAC, a game and a half behind Lynchburg College. The Hornets will travel across town Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. for a huge contest in the RAD Center.

Class of 2015 members are invited to a pre-game tailgate in the RAD Center lobby and also will have special seating for the contest. It is also Faculty-Staff Appreciate Night at Randolph, where selected members will be honored during the halftime break.