Men's Basketball

WildCats Earn Senior Day Win In Men's Basketball, 70-66

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The last time Randolph and Shenandoah played, neither team ever lead by more than six in one of the tightest games imaginable. With that in mind, even though Randolph jumped out to a 16-3 lead today, it may not be surprising that this one came down to the wire as well.

After falling behind 3-0, Randolph scored the next 16, half of which came from senior Mike Ehilegbu (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft), minutes after he and classmate Dylan Shiflett (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry) were honored on senior day.

Randolph (15-10, 9-7 ODAC) grew its lead as large as 16 before a late Shenandoah (12-13, 4-12 ODAC run cut the edge to 12 at the break.

In the first period, Randolph shot 5-of-9 from three and 13-of-14 from the line.

At halftime, 2013 graduate Colton Hunt was honored with his Jostens Trophy and Capital One Academic All-America of the Year trophy by President Bradley Bateman and Randolph College Trustee Don Giles and his wife, Trustee Emerita, Frances Giles, class of 1965.

After the break, a quick 5-0 run courtesy of a Jason Eddie (Charlotte, N.C./Davidson Day School) jumper and Corey Brown (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham) three put Randolph up 17.

A 6-0 Shenandoah run cut the lead to nine, and, after a Randolph reply, a 15-4 Hornet streak put pulled the visitors within just two.

After an exchange of points, sophomore Seth Wimbish (Fairdale, W.V./Liberty) hit a huge three, putting Randolph in a more comfortable position.

Free throws down the stretch iced the game for the WildCats, who wrap up their regular season 15-10 and 9-7 in conference play.

Wimbish led the way with 13 points, followed by a dozen each from Ehilegbu and Brown.

Ehilegbu also added an assist, which made him the second player in program history to surpass 200 career assists, joining Hunt.

The WildCats expect to host a first round ODAC game Tuesday at 7 p.m., with seedings announced tonight.

Admission will be charged for the first round games with the host school charging $5 per adult and students/children admitted free.

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