The Basics:

Score: Southern Virginia 68, Randolph-Macon 58
Location/Venue: Ashland, Va./Randolph-Macon College/Crenshaw Gym
Records: Southern Virginia (1-0, 0-0 USA South), Randolph-Macon (0-1, 0-0 ODAC)

How it Happened:

• The majority of the first quarter was both teams trading baskets, Southern Virginia scored the first three points from the charity strike. Randolph-Macon answered the bell as Jane Elkins (Annandele, Bishop Ireton) knocked down back-to-back shots to give the Yellow Jackets its first lead at 4-3. 
• Ruth Kempler showed off her scoring prowess with back-to-back lay-ups to pump the Knights lead back to three at 7-4. Morgan Miller (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) found her touch from behind the arc, knocking down two straight shots to swing the lead back to RMC 10-9 with 3:40 left. Both teams were battling the final three minutes to end the first quarter 16-16. 
• Southern Virginia started the second quarter on a 9-0 three minute run, capped off by a Maria Savvun three-pointer to stretch out the lead 25-18.   
• The Lemon and Black struggled offensively in the quarter, Miller led the way with three points, as she shot 3-for-5 from the three point line totalling nine in the first half.  
• The Knights ended the quarter with momentum, going on a 7-1 run that saw Abigail Snyder account for five of the seven, taking a 34-24 lead into the halftime break.
• Marisa Ziegler (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) and Catherine Kagey (Roanoke, Va./Faith Christian) sparked the Yellow Jackets offense with six unanswered points to pull within six at 36-30 with 7:50 left in the third. 
• Miller knocked down a deep three pointer to cut the Southern Virginia lead to 38-37 to cap off a 13-4 run by RMC that lasted the first five minutes of the third quarter. 
• The Knights kept answering the bell and went on a 12-3 run to finish the third with a 50-40 lead. Kempler was responsible for six of the points on the run, which ran her total to 19 points. 
• Kagey led the way for Randolph-Macon in the fourth quarter with eight points, but the Knights used that late third quarter run as a cushion to salt away a 68-58 victory over the Yellow Jackets. 

Inside the Numbers:

• Randolph-Macon snagged 13 offensive rebounds in the game, compared to the nine that Southern Virginia managed to pull down.
• The Yellow Jackets managed to only turn the ball over 11 times, the Knights totalled 23 turnovers to open the season.
• RMC scored 21 points off of Southern Virginia turnovers, as the Knights only managed to cash four points on Yellow Jacket turnovers. 
• Kagey led Randolph-Macon in points with 15 in the game. The senior also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, blocked two shots and had two steals.
• Elkins nearly had a double-double picking up 14 points and nine rebounds. 
• Miller turned an impressive night from beyond the arc, shooting 57 percent (4-of-7) to total 12 points.

Up Next:

Randolph-Macon will head to Goucher College this weekend to take part in the Renie-Amoss Tip-Off Tournament. They take on Albright College on Friday and finish up with Gallaudet on Saturday. Games are scheduled for 7:00 PM and 1:30 PM in Baltimore, Maryland.