College Men’s Basketball Final – Guilford 73, Roanoke 57:Quakers Win 5th straight game with Marcus Curry(NG) and Jaylen Gore(NWG) strong for GQ/Guilford Quakers – Photos by Andy Gore

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dominique Henderson (Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek (Catawba)) scored a season-high 16 points and grabbed a game- and career-high eight rebounds in Guilford College’s 73-57 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) men’s basketball victory over visiting Roanoke College.

The Quakers (10-2, 3-0 ODAC) won for the fifth straight game and for the eighth time in nine outings thanks to a superior defensive performance. Guilford limited the Maroons (5-6, 0-3 ODAC) to 37.7% shooting from the floor, well off their league-leading 48.8% shooting percentage with which they entered the game.

Henderson had eight first-half points and teammate Marcus Curry (Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford (Bridgewater)) added seven of his nine points in the first half. Guilford made 16-of-32 first-half field goals, including six three pointers, while holding Roanoke to under 31 percent shooting from the floor. Despite entering the game with a league-best 42.3 three-point field-goal shooting percentage, the Maroons missed 12 of their first 16 three-point shots and trailed, 39-22, at halftime.

Guilford’s lead grew to as many as 25 points in the second half as Quakers’ rookie Mason Reyer (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) tallied nine of his 13 points in the frame. Alston Thompson (Durham, N.C./Durham Academy) added 12 points, seven boards and two assists for Guilford, which held a 15-3 edge in points off turnovers and a 10-2 advantage in second chance points. Quakers’ senior Zachary Houston did not score, but compiled eight rebounds, seven assists and two blocks, all game highs.

Roanoke’s John Caldwell led all scorers with 18 points and paced the Maroons with seven rebounds. C.J. Miles (Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird) made three three-pointers en route to 15 points and Dustin Hassell scored nine.

Coach Tom Palombo’s Quakers visit league-rival Shenandoah University Saturday (1/7) at 3:00 p.m.

Photos by Andy Gore – Box Score follows
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Roanoke vs Guilford
01/04/17 7:00 pm at Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
At Greensboro, NC – Ragan-Brown Field House
GUILFORD 73, ROANOKE 57

ROANOKE (5-6, 0-3 ODAC)
CALDWELL, John 7-12 1-5 18; MILES, C.J. 5-8 2-2 15; HASSELL, Dustin 3-4 0-0
9; FITCHETT, John 2-9 1-2 6; JORDAN, Caleb 1-5 1-2 3; MILLER, Joey 0-2 2-2
2; SUMPTER, Eli 1-5 0-2 2; SEAMAN, Mark 1-2 0-0 2; QUALLS, Nick 0-0 0-0 0;
HARRELL, Brandon 0-5 0-0 0; WHIPP, Connor 0-0 0-0 0; LARKIN, Jack 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 20-53 7-15 57.

GUILFORD (10-2, 3-0 ODAC)
HENDERSON, Dominique 7-14 0-0 16; REYER, Mason 5-9 0-0 13; THOMPSON, Alston
5-7 2-2 12; CURRY, Marcus 4-7 1-3 9; LONG, Carson 2-12 0-0 6; ROGERS, Jarrod
2-2 0-0 6; GORE, Jaylen 2-5 0-0 5; STEPHENS, PJ 1-4 1-2 4; ROSENBAUM, Chase
0-0 2-2 2; MILLER, Justin 0-0 0-0 0; SYM, Austin 0-0 0-0 0; HOUSTON, Zachary
0-1 0-0 0; REINEY, Michael 0-0 0-0 0; BEST, Justen 0-1 0-0 0; GREGORY, Kyler
0-0 0-0 0; EDMONDSON, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 6-9 73.

Roanoke.......................   22   35  -   57
Guilford......................   39   34  -   73

3-point goals–Roanoke 10-31 (MILES, C.J. 3-4; HASSELL, Dustin 3-3;
CALDWELL, John 3-7; FITCHETT, John 1-5; SEAMAN, Mark 0-1; HARRELL, Brandon
0-4; LARKIN, Jack 0-1; SUMPTER, Eli 0-3; MILLER, Joey 0-2; JORDAN, Caleb
0-1), Guilford 11-27 (REYER, Mason 3-6; HENDERSON, Dominique 2-5; LONG,
Carson 2-7; ROGERS, Jarrod 2-2; STEPHENS, PJ 1-4; GORE, Jaylen 1-2; HOUSTON,
Zachary 0-1). Fouled out–Roanoke-None, Guilford-None. Rebounds–Roanoke 34
(CALDWELL, John 7), Guilford 41 (HENDERSON, Dominique 8; HOUSTON, Zachary
8). Assists–Roanoke 8 (SUMPTER, Eli 3), Guilford 16 (HOUSTON, Zachary 7).
Total fouls–Roanoke 11, Guilford 15. Technical fouls–Roanoke-None,
Guilford-None. A-389
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game

Courtesy of Dave Walters Guilford College SID