All-America junior guard
Kye Robinson scored 27 points to lead three players in double figures, as the #1 ranked University of Mary Washington built a strong first half lead and cruised to an 82-65 victory at the University of Scranton on Saturday afternoon in Scranton. The Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season.
The Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead, thanks to a basket and two free throws from Robinson, and a layup from sophomore
Preston White. Back-to-back jumpers from
Ulysses Young gave UMW a 10-3 lead, but Scranton fought back to to pull to within 17-16 with 9:03 remaining in the first.
Senior
Kaden Bates connected on a three pointer to return the lead to four, but Scranton tied the score at 21-21 with 5:43 left. Back-to-back three pointers from
Shane Crissman and
Anthony Lewis extended the lead to 29-23, and Robinson added a basket before another Crissman three capped an 11-0 run to give the Eagles a 34-23 lead with 1:56 to go. Sophomore Joshua Seworder hit a three pointer and added a free throw to cap the first half scoring, sending UMW to the locker room with a 43-28 lead.
In the second half, baskets from
Jay Randall and White offset Scranton scores, and a pair of Randall free throws grew the lead to 51-33 with 16:28 remaining. The teams traded scores until Scranton rallied to pull to within 62-52 with 9:25 left, but the Eagles answered with a pair of White baskets and a pair of Robinson free throws to grow the lead to 70-56 with 6:06 left.
Three points each from Young and Randall extended the lead to 17, and White and Robinson added buckets to pull away at the end.
UMW shot 27-50 from the floor (54%), making 6-17 three point tries and 22-32 free throws. Scranton shot 27-53 (50.9%), making 3-13 three point attempts and 8-14 free throws. Scranton led in rebounds, 33-24.
Robinson scored 27 points on 7-17 shooting from the floor and 13-19 from the line. Randall went 4-6 from the floor and 8-11 from the line to sum 16 points, and White went 6-7 from the floor to score 12.
The Eagles will be back in action on November 14, when they host #7 Randolph-Macon in the home opener at 7:30 p.m.
