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Men's Basketball

ODAC Trio Advances to NCAA Basketball Sectional Rounds

Randolph-Macon Women, Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke Men Keep Dancing

FOREST, Va. --- Six teams took the Division III basketball dance and three are still hearing the music following the first two rounds of the NCAA basketball tournaments.

In the women's ranks, both Randolph-Macon College (29-1) and Washington and Lee University (25-5) claimed wins in the first round, but the Generals saw their season come to a close in round two. The Yellow Jackets held serve at home and extended their winning streak to 28 straight games to advance to the sectional round. RMC, one win shy of the program's second 30-win season, travels to Gettysburg College for Round of 16 and possible quarterfinal play. Randolph-Macon (29-1) meets the host Bullets (27-2) in the second of two games on Friday. NYU (27-0) and SUNY Geneseo (24-6) square off in the first game.
  • 1st Round: WLU def. Merchant Marine, 65-53 - Box Score
  • 1st Round: RMC def. Piedmont, 52-31 - Box Score
  • 2nd Round: Baldwin Wallace def. WLU, 75-71 - Box Score
  • 2nd Round: RMC def. Elizabethtown, 62-56 - Box Score
On the men's side of the ledger, Hampden-Sydney College (23-5) and Roanoke College (25-5) earned two victories to advance to the round of 16. They are on opposite sides of the bracket, so those looking forward to the possibility of two ODAC teams reaching the semifinals for a second straight year still have that chance. Randolph-Macon (24-5) won a NCAA game for a seventh staight appearance dating back to 2015 before bowing out in the second round. Guilford College (22-7) came up short in its first round contest.

Hampden-Sydney travels to NYU for the sectional and possible quarterfinal action. The Tigers meet the Unviersity of Redlands (24-4) in the early game, while the host Violets (26-1) take on Hardin-Simmons University (20-9). Roanoke heads to New England for two possible games at Trinity (Conn.) College. The Maroons have a chance to avenge RMC's loss to Cathollic University (24-5) in the early game while the host Bantams (26-3) tip-off against Western New England University (23-6).
  • 1st Round: Berry def. Guilford, 80-77 - Box Score
  • 1st Round: Hampden-Sydney def. Bryn Athyn, 102-66 - Box Score
  • 1st Round: Randolph-Macon def. Westfield State, 82-48 - Box Score
  • 1st Round: Roanoke def. Pfeiffer, 71-70 - Box Score
  • 2nd Round: Hampden-Sydney def. Pitt-Bradford, 81-75 - Box Score
  • 2nd Round: Catholic def. Randolph-Macon, 79-67 - Box Score
  • 2nd Round: Roanoke def. Christopher Newport, 77-75 - Box Score
In additional postseason basketball news, Virginia Wesleyan University has qualified for the finals of the ECAC Championship. The Marlins, ranked #1 in the eight-team field, will square off with Salisbury University for a chance to lift the tournament trophy on Saturday.
  • Quarterfinals: VWU def. Franciscan, 73-51 - Box Score
  • Semifinals: VWU def. McDaniel, 75-62 - Box Score