WINCHESTER, Va. – Alston Thompson scored a season-high 17 points in Guilford College’s 75-60 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win at Shenandoah University.
The victory extended Guilford’s (11-2, 4-0 ODAC) winning streak to six and marked their ninth in 12 games. With 11 wins in their first 13 games, the Quakers are off to their best start since 2012-13.
Thompson had 10 by halftime, which helped the visitors open a 31-16 advantage. Guilford limited the Hornets (5-8, 1-3 ODAC) to just five first-half baskets in 24 attempts (20.8%) and forced nine turnovers that led to 13 Quakers’ points.
Carson Long’s three-pointer capped an 11-0 Guilford run over a five-minute stretch that turned a 6-5 deficit into a 17-6 lead. Shenandoah’s Gabriel Gonzalez stopped the sport with a three-pointer, but Guilford reeled off the next eight points and effectively put the game out of reach.
Shenandoah’s Evan Clark (12 points) and Evan Bates (10 points) both knocked down three three-pointers in the second half, but Guilford’s lead grew to as many as 27 with 6:18 remaining. The Hornets scored 19 of the game’s final 26 points.
Long finished with 12 points and Dominique Henderson added 11 for the Quakers. Guilford enjoyed a 45-34 edge in rebounding thanks to Marcus Curry’s team-best seven caroms. Mason Reyer knocked in three three-pointers to finish with nine points off the bench. The Quakers outscored Shenandoah in the paint, 22-10.
Shenandoah’s Clark shared game-high scoring honors with 17 points and Bates finished with 10. Clark also made a game-high 11 rebounds.
Coach Tom Palombo’s Quakers visit league-rival Randolph College Wednesday (1/11) at 7:00 p.m.
Guilford vs Shenandoah
1/7/17 3:00 pm at Winchester, VA – Shingleton Gymnasium
At Winchester, VA – Shingleton Gymnasium
GUILFORD 75
SHENANDOAH 60
GUILFORD (11-2, 4-0 ODAC): THOMPSON, Alston 8-14 1-1 17; LONG, Carson 4-12 1-2 12; HENDERSON, Dominique 3-7 3-3 11; REYER, Mason 3-10 0-0 9; ROSENBAUM, Chase 1-2 4-6 6; CURRY, Marcus 2-5 2-2 6; GORE, Jaylen 2-4 1-2 5; STEPHENS, PJ 2-4 0-0 5; ROGERS, Jarrod 2-4 0-0 4; LAWSON, Daniel 0-0 0-2 0; REINEY, Michael 0-0 0-0 0; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 12-18 75.
SHENANDOAH (5-8, 1-3 ODAC): CLARK, Malcolm 4-10 5-8 17; BATES, Evan 3-10 1-2 10; MCDONALD, Kwa 2-7 3-4 8; GONZALEZ, Gabriel 2-5 2-2 7; JARRETT, Jalyn 3-8 0-0 6; BALTIMORE, E.J. 2-5 0-0 6; DOUGLAS, Kaimonne 1-5 1-2 4; PERRY, Derrick 1-2 0-0 2; STEWARD, Dominic 0-0 0-0 0; DABNEY, Alan 0-0 0-0 0; MCHUGH, Dalon 0-2 0-0 0; MYERS, Seth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 12-18 60.
Guilford...................... 31 44 - 75 Shenandoah.................... 16 44 - 60
3-point goals–Guilford 9-26 (REYER, Mason 3-8; LONG, Carson 3-6; HENDERSON, Dominique 2-4; STEPHENS, PJ 1-3; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-2; HOUSTON, Zachary 0-1; GORE, Jaylen 0-1; ROSENBAUM, Chase 0-1), Shenandoah 12-34 (CLARK, Malcolm 4-10; BATES, Evan 3-7; BALTIMORE, E.J. 2-4; MCDONALD, Kwa 1-5; GONZALEZ, Gabriel 1-1; DOUGLAS, Kaimonne 1-5; MCHUGH, Dalon 0-1; JARRETT, Jalyn 0-1).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Shenandoah-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 45 (CURRY, Marcus 7), Shenandoah 34 (CLARK, Malcolm 11).
Assists–Guilford 15 (ROGERS, Jarrod 5), Shenandoah 13 (MCDONALD, Kwa 3; BATES, Evan 3).
Total fouls–Guilford 14, Shenandoah 13.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Shenandoah-None.
A-251
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game