LYNCHBURG, Va. - For the final time this season, EMU made the trek to Lynchburg, this time to take on the WildCats of Randolph College. 

The Royals battled in both halves, but came up just short as Randolph picked up the 77-67 win. 

Records: EMU 5-17, 1-12 ODAC | Randolph 8-14, 2-11 ODAC

Highlights

First Half
A layup from Jazen Walker and a pair of free throws from Isaiah Carr, put EMU on top 4-0 early. Randolph answered with an 8-1 run before another Walker bucket cut their lead to just one. Midway through the half, with the WildCats leading by nine, back-to-back threes from Julien Hagerman and Kai Johnson pulled EMU back to within three, but RC answered with a layup to push the lead back to five. They were able to extend it to as many as 14, before a three from Edixon Gomez-Blanco stopped the run. At the 1:17 mark, another three from Gomez-Blanco brought EMU to within six, 37-31, but after a Royals free throw, a basket in the final seconds gave Randolph a 39-32 lead at the break. 

Second Half 
An 11-2 run started the second half for Randolph, who extended their lead to 16 less than three minutes into the half. It seemed like everytime EMU hit a bucket, Randolph answered with one of their own, as they maintained their double-digit lead for the rest of the half. They were able to get the lead to 16, and the Royals couldn't get any closer than 10. After a WildCat freethrow put RC ahead by 13, Johnson's three rounded out the scoring for EMU. 

Statistical Leaders
Points: Walker (11)
Rebounds: Zach Bailey (10)
Assists: Aviwe Mahlong, Daijordan Brown (3)

What's Next
EMU will celebrate its three seniors on Wednesday: Brown, Hagerman and Marcos Pradales, before their showdown with Bridgewater. Tipoff against the Eagles is set for 7:30 pm. 

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