Hollins vs Randolph-Macon | Friday, January 5, 2024 | Roanoke, Va.
 
The Basics 
Score: Hollins 56, Randolph-Macon 60 (OT)
Records: Hollins 5-8 / 1-7 ODAC | Yellow Jackets 9-4 / 6-1 ODAC

The Lead: Hollins played host to Randolph-Macon on Friday night in a rescheduled game as the two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) rivals tried to beat the inclement weather coming this weekend. For the fourth time this season, Hollins would need overtime to decide the game. After eight ties and six lead changes, it would be the Yellow Jackets claiming the conference win, 60-56.

Highlights 

• The game's first six minutes would see just a single Randolph-Macon free throw as both teams struggled to score. Trailing 6-0, Sarah Morales got Hollins on the board with a jump shot that sparked a 6-2 close to the quarter and see the game tied at 8-8.
• Six straight Morales points gave HU the lead and a Cabria Mutz FT made it 15-12. An Erin Allen bucket and another Morales hoop would push the lead to nine. The Jackets cut it to three before Hollins closed the half with a 6-1 surge, capped by Noelani Carter's fast break layup.
• Carter made it 29-20 to start the second half. However, RMC answered with a 9-0 run to tie the game once again. After falling behind by a point, Mutz scored in the closing seconds to make it 35-34 going into the fourth period.
•  The game would go back and forth with a Morales free throw giving the Green and Gold a 43-42 edge with just over three minutes left to play. A pair of Morales free throws gave HU a 3-point lead heading into the final minute. Randolph-Macon tied the game with a three pointer and Hollins would have the ball for the final shot. The 15-foot jump shot just missed the mark and the game was headed into overtime.
• The extra frame belonged to the visitors from Ashland as the Yellow Jackets mounted an eight-point lead. Three-pointers by Missy Hazard and Zaria Holden cut the deficit to four, but Hollins could get no closer, falling to the Yellow Jackets 60-56.
• Morales finished with a career high 20 points, her seventh consecutive game in double figures. The San Antonio native added six rebounds and three steals. Mutz recorded her third double-double in the last four games with an 11 point, 19 rebound, three steal effort. Holden followed up her 22-point night against Eastern Mennonite with 11 points while Carter finished with eight points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

Up Next: The team will travel to Danville on Wednesday to face Averett for a 7:00pm tip-off.