LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Randolph men's basketball team hosted Shenandoah on Saturday afternoon in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference at Giles Gymnasium. Both teams were within a couple of possessions of each other until late in the second half when the Hornets pulled away and came out with a 76-72 victory.

Randolph's overall record stands at 3-10 overall and 0-5 in the ODAC. Shenandoah improves to 3-9 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Both teams were within one possession of each other in the first half. The WildCats' biggest lead came with 8:26 remaining as they went up 21-16 following a three-point basket by Jordan Phillips-McLoyd (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill). Shenandoah came back to wrestle the lead away and took their biggest lead of the half, 32-27, with 26 seconds remaining. A three by Danny Bickey (Beckley, W.V./Woodrow Wilson) to end the period made it 32-20 in the Hornets' favor.

Bickey started off the second half with a three and a layup to bring Randolph's lead to 35-32 less than a minute in. With Randolph ahead 42-41 at the 15:16 mark, SU used a 20-7 run to take the biggest lead of the afternoon, 61-49, with 7:35 showing on the game clock.

The WildCats would chip away at their deficit to make it a two-possession game. Trailing 75-70 with 39 seconds left, Jerry Goodman (Suffolk, Va./Portsmouth Christian School) sank a pair of free throws to get the WildCats to within three points of tying, 75-72, with 14 ticks remaining to play. After two missed free throws by the Hornets, Randolph had a chance to potentially tie the game up but Bickey's three-point attempt was off the mark. Shenandoah converted one of two free throws in the final seconds to secure the win.

Randolph shot well overall as it was 25-of-57 (43.9%) and 12-of-26 (46.2%) from behind the three-point arc which is its second-best three-point performance percentage-wise to date this season. The WIldCats also had a slight rebounding edge 36-35.

Evan Makle (Dumfries, Va./Christ Chapel Academy) led the 'Cats with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and also dished out three assists. Bickey added 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting, grabbing four rebounds, and dishing out three assists. Goodman finished with 10 points and six assists. Joseph Peters (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) tied his season-best with 10 points to go along with three rebounds and two blocked shots.

Randolph travels to Virginia Wesleyan this coming Monday. Game time is slated for 5:00 p.m.