WINCHESTER, Va. – Senior Eli McEathron's three-pointer with six seconds left broke a 51-51 tie and sent Shenandoah University to an improbable 56-53 basketball victory over visiting Guilford College Saturday.

McEathron finished with a career- and game-high 15 points, including two game-icing free throws with two seconds left after two Matt McCarthy two free throws pulled the Quakers back to within one. A McCarthy heave from midcourt hit the back rim at the buzzer. The game featured nine ties and 10 lead changes.

The Quakers (15-6, 8-4 ODAC) lost their second straight game for the first time this season despite holding a 44-37 lead with 11:30 left in regulation. The Hornets (3-18, 2-10 ODAC) rallied and tied the game at 46-46 on a McEathron three-pointer with 6:39 to play.

McEathron made four of five three-pointers, including one with 2:06 left that tied the score at 51-51. He had 11 second-half points and was joined in double-figure points by Xavier Alston, who tallied 12 markers to accompany his six rebounds. Aaron Patterson added nine points and Malcolm Clark had six points and a game-high eight rebounds. Shenandoah won the battle of the boards, 34-33, and held Guilford to 32.2% field-goal shooting.

McCarthy paced the Quakers with 14 points, but managed just four-of-17 shooting from the floor. Jonny Rice was held to eight points on three-for-11 field-goal shooting. Teammate Will Freeman also had eight points, plus five rebounds, off the bench.

Coach Tom Palombo's Quakers return home to Ragan-Brown Field House Wednesday (2/11) for a 7:00 p.m. contest with Roanoke College.