SALEM, Va.- The Randolph women's basketball team knew it had a tall task in front of them as they faced off against Washington and Lee in the ODAC Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the Salem Civic Center. The Generals led for all but 24 seconds of the game as they defeated the WildCats 71-45 to advance to the ODAC Championship.

It was 7-5 Randolph with 6:43 remaining in the first quarter. Washington and Lee went on a 19-6 run to pull away and lead 26-11 with a minute remaining in the period as the WildCats could never make a dent into the General advantage.

"Tough day for the WildCats," said head coach Steve Lanpher.  "Hats off to W&L as they came out and were firing on all cylinders.  To be honest, I feel like the pressure of the moment got to us a little and defensively we were a step slow and they certainly made us pay."
 
Playing in her final collegiate game, Yanessa Cabrera (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson) led the WildCats with 11 points. She grabbed six rebounds. She ends her Randolph career having played in 97 games which are tied for fifth-most and her 96 starts are second all-time. Cabrera is already the career leader in assists with 380. Her 218 steals are fifth. Her 2,809 minutes played are third and her 29 minutes average per game is tied for seventh.
 
Teniyah Crenshaw-Patterson (Newport News, Va./Heritage) added 10 points and five rebounds. Kylie Stark (Lynchburg, Va./Brookville) finished with nine points and three rebounds. Cameron O'Neil (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) chipped in six points and five rebounds. Nadia West (Monroe, Va./Amherst County) led in rebounds with seven.

The WildCats were 16-of-69 (23.2%) from the floor and just 2-of-12 (16.7%) from behind the three-point arc. The 'Cats were 11-of-16 (68.7%) from the free throw line. Despite the score, the WildCats' 12 turnovers were the second-fewest of the season.

Hanna Malik led the Generals with 16 points. Mary Schleusner contributed 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.

Randolph ends its season with a final record of 19-7 with the 19 wins the most in program history.

"Although the outcome of this game is disappointing, this one loss certainly doesn't define us!," noted Lanpher.  "We had a historically successful season am I am extremely proud of our squad and all that we've accomplished."