Randolph-Macon Opens Season with 77-51 Win Over Greensboro

ASHLAND, VA-Maggie Roy led four Yellow Jackets in double figures with 14 points on the way to a 77-51 season opening win over Greensboro College in Ashland Friday night.

Greensboro held a 14-12 lead with 13:33 to go in the first half when R-MC Freshman Jordan Cantrell (Washington, NC/ Washington) knocked down a three pointer to put the Yellow Jackets up one and spark a 22-4 Randolph-Macon run. Cantrell would score nine in her freshman debut. The R-MC run was capped by a two point jumper from Roy (Richmond, VA/ Mills Godwin).

The Pride pulled within nine on a three pointer by Jordan Joyce to start the second half but, that would be as close as Greensboro would come for the remainder of the contest. R-MC built a 27 point, second half lead capped by a two point jumper from sophomore Molly Brown (Floyd, VA/ Floyd). Brown would finish with 13 points, tying a career high.

Randolph-Macon Senior Molly Ariail (York, PA/ York Suburban) finished just shy of a double-double with 12 points and a team high nine rebounds. Taylor Wieczorek (Grasonville, MD/ Severn) tied a career high by pulling down eight rebounds. Jennifer O'Briant (Chesterfield, VA/ Manchester) went two-of-three from beyond the arc, finishing with a career high 12 points.

R-MC Women's Hoops will take on Methodist University Saturday, November 21^st at 4:00 p.m., in round two of the Randolph-Macon Tip-Off Classic

--Yellow Jackets--