WINCHESTER, Va. -- Seeking its first-ever playoff victory, No. 9 Randolph fell one run short against No. 8 Shenandoah, 69-51.

Shenandoah jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, never trailing in a game of runs.

After Randolph chipped away from an early hole to pull within three at 17-14, the Hornets used a 17-6 run just before the break to grow a sizeable cushion.

To start the second half, however, Randolph quickly sliced the lead from a dozen to just one, as sophomore Abigail Bullins (Asheboro, N.C./Asheboro) hit two threes and a jumper, for all eight of her points, and senior Emilee Dunton (Forest, Va./Brookville) added a triple.

After that spurt in the first 2:11 of the second, the offense went cold, going five minutes without a field goal as the hosts went on a 12-2 run.

"The last couple games we started the second half a little sluggish and we were really focused on coming out strong and I think we did that," head coach Allison Nichols said.

After an exchange of layups, first-year Jacqueline Hockman (Manasses, Va./Osbourn) scored four straight.

Shenandoah responded and scored eight in a row to make its lead double figures again. The Hornets never again allowed the WildCats within 15 points.

Shenandoah advances to play top ranked EMU on Thursday in Salem in the ODAC quarterfinals.

The ODAC's best shooter, Jensen Hoover (Woodstock, Va./Central), finished with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead the WildCats.

Dunton and Hockman added 11 and 10, respectively.

Shenandoah was paced by Holly Chittenden, whose 21 points and 10 rebounds were both game bests.

Randolph concludes the season with program records for wins and winning percentage.

"I'm certainly very proud of this team for the season that we had. One of our goals was to break to the season record for wins and we did that," Nichols said after the game.

"We've tried to establish a winning tradition and be able to compete with anyone in the ODAC, and I think we did that this year,"  she continued. "We want our graduates to be able to look back and see what they've accomplished each year, and I think we've done that."

The seniors, Dunton and student assistant Olivia Johnson, saw an increase in wins in each of their four seasons.