HARRISONBURG, Va. - Southern Virginia pulled away down the stretch Friday night to defeat Bridgewater College, 67-54, on the first night of the Eastern Mennonite University Classic.

The Eagles overcame a slow start to lead by one at the break on a Justin Brake layup just before the halftime break.

Another slow start to the second half allowed the Knights to regain the upper hand and this time Southern Virginia pulled away by outplaying the Eagles in the final 10 minutes of action.

Cody Griffith led the Eagles with 11 points while Rick Maloney just missed his second straight double-double as he finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Lack of rebounding and a poor shooting night were too much for Bridgeater to overcome. The Knights held a 46-31 edge on the boards while Bridgewater shot just 35.8 percent from the floor (19-for-53), 20 percent from 3-point range (5-for-25) and 57.9 percent from the foul line (11-for-19).

The Eagles, now 0-2, return to action Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. when they play Penn State-Brandywine back at Eastern Mennonite University. Penn State-Brandywine was hammerd by Eastern Mennonite, 124-71, in Friday night's second game.