HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (January 27, 2010)—Hampden-Sydney won its third straight game, and first ever against Randolph, to improve to 9-9 on the season and 5-5 in the ODAC. The Tigers were again led by freshman Harrison George (Raleigh, NC/Leesville) who scored a game-high 18 points, but senior Lane Medlin (West Point, VA/Fork Union) came to play, scoring a season-high 15 points while going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Medlin and the Tigers got off to a hot start, going up 7-0 in the first two and a half minutes. Randolph settled in and once they got on the scoreboard, they managed to outscore Hampden-Sydney 14-5 over the next five minutes to claim a 14-12 lead with 12:03 to play in the half.

The lead was short lived with Medlin hitting a triple to put the Tigers back on top 15-14. Randolph tied the game on a Derrick Woods-Morrow free throw, but Hampden-Sydney advanced to a 25-18 after a George jumper at the 6:02 mark.

Ben Jessee (Midlothian, VA/Cosby) extended the lead to eight with a trey, but Randolph would not go away, and after a Woods-Morrow lay up at the 3:21 mark, the lead was down to 30-27.

The Tigers used the final three and a half minutes to pull away to a 34-28 halftime lead.

The second stanza started just as the first did, with Medlin canning a three to start the scoring. The Tigers rolled with Medlin and used the first four minutes of the half to gain a double digit lead. Hakeem Croom (Harlem, NY/Fishburne Military Academy) hit a three pointer to put his squad up 44-32.

Hampden-Sydney led by as much as 18 at the 10:15 mark, but Randolph slowly chipped away at the lead. A Jimmy Greene lay up cut it to 58-46 at the 6:10 mark, though Hampden-Sydney kept the differential in double digits.

With 3:05 remaining, Colton Hunt hit a jumper to give Randolph its lowest deficit at 64-55, but Jonathan Mudd (Miami, FL/American) slashed to the lane and his lay up put the lead back to double digits.

The teams traded baskets, but Hampden-Sydney was able to clinch the game from the free throw line, advancing with the 75-66 win.

On the night, Hampden-Sydney was 24-46 (52.2%) from the field and 8-17 (47.1%) from beyond the arc. Randolph was 26-56 (46.4%) on the day and hit just two of its 11 three point attempts.

George again led all scorers with 18 points while Medlin came in with 15 points. Mudd pitched in with 11 points while Jessee scored three points while dishing out a career-high seven assists with no turnovers. Croom also had a solid outing, scoring six points on 2-of-2 shooting from three as he also pulled down three rebounds.

The Wildcats were led by Colton Hunt and Jason Rustchman who scored 15 and 11 points, respectively.

The Tigers rebounded Randolph 35-32 but had 14 turnovers to the Wildcat's 11.

The Tigers return home this Saturday, January 30, as they face the Royals of #11 Eastern Mennonite University. Tip off is set for 2:00 pm.