Bridgewater College advanced to the semifinals of the ODAC women's basketball tournament with a 77-65 victory over Washington and Lee in Thursday's opening round at the Salem Civic Center.

The Eagles led by as many as 18 points in the second half, but had to turn away a late Generals' rally to earn the victory.

The Eagles used a 10-0 run in the first half to take an 18-8 lead. Jennifer Saunders ignited the rally with a short jumper and a 3-pointer, making the score 13-8. Bianca Booker scored on a layup and Kristin Bosserman capped the rally with a 3-pointer for a 10-point BC lead.

The Eagles still led by 10 with 1:27 left in the half, but the Generals cut the margin to four before two free throws by Jenny Logan gave the Eagles a 38-32 lead at the break.

Two foul shots by Logan with 8:01 left to play gave the Eagles their biggest lead, 65-47, but the Generals had on final run left.

W&L cut the lead to seven on a layup by Bethany Ridenhour with 3:45 remaining, but BC hit its foul shots down the stretch to preserve the victory.

Four Eagles reached double figures with Saunders leading the way with 16 points. Jordan Burkholder scored 15 while Logan and Bosserman each finished the game with 13 points. The BC bench had a productive game as Logan, Bosserman and Booker combined for 34 of BC's 77 points.

Rebecca Bolton scored 21 to lead the Generals. Megan Ingram scored 15 and Ridenhour added 14.

The Eagles shot 47 percent from the field to help offset 24 turnovers. W&L turned the ball over 26 times.

The Eagles will play Mo. 1 seed Roanoke in Saturday's first semifinal. The Maroons blasted No. 8 seed Lynchburg, 75-48, in Thursday's first quarterfinal contest. Roanoke swept the season series from the Eagles.