LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Bridgewater College women's basketball team used Jay Garcia's 15th career double-double to slide by Randolph 59-55 on Saturday evening. 

The Basics
Score: (RV) Bridgewater 59, Randolph 55
Records: (RV) Bridgewater 19-4 (12-2 ODAC), Randolph 9-14 (3-11 ODAC)
 
How It Happened

• Bridgewater won the tip, and Garcia got the scoring started with a layup. Her make sparked what became an 8-0 BC lead thanks to buckets by Asia Williams and another by Garcia. Randolph finally got on the board with an old-school three-point play with four minutes to go in the opening period, but Riley Corcoran drilled a three-pointer in response, and another Garcia bucket followed to make it a 13-3 Eagles' lead. Randolph put together a small 6-2 run over the final three minutes of the frame to make it a 15-9 lead for BC after the opening 10 minutes. 
• Savannah Wilson opened the scoring in the second quarter for the Eagles, but Randolph used five-straight points to close back in to one possession at 17-14. The two sides traded scores, and Randolph pulled to within a pair of points at 19-17 with 3:24 on the clock, but the Eagles responded in a big way. Williams nailed a mid-range jumper and sparked a 10-0 BC run led by six points from Garcia. The senior concluded the run with an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 29-17 with under a minute to play in the half. Randolph was able to close the gap by outscoring the Eagles 5-2 over the final 40 seconds of the half, but BC still led 31-22 after 20 minutes of play. 
• Garcia knocked down a three-pointer on BC's first possession of the second half, but the WildCats offense caught fire during the third quarter. Randolph slowly pulled within striking distance and a second-chance effort with under five minutes gone by in the frame capped off what had become a 15-3 run for the WildCats to tie the game at 37-37. Angelina Yann responded for the Eagles with a three-pointer on the very next trip, and the Eagles slowly stretched the lead thanks to a 6-2 run, capped off by a pair of free throws by Corcoran, to make it 43-39. Randolph responded, but five more points from Yann stretched the lead to seven points with under a minute on the clock. Randolph made a pair of free throws to cut the BC lead to 48-43 heading to the fourth quarter. 
• Corcoran and Autumn Gentry combined to give the Eagles the first five points of the fourth quarter and make it a 10-point lead. The WildCats got back-to-back scores to slice the gap to six, but it would be nearly two minutes before either team scored again. Garcia ended the drought for BC, but scores on back-to-back trips by Randolph cut the gap to four points with 2:23 to play. BC responded as Corcoran made a pair of free throws, but consecutive WildCats buckets cut the lead to two points at 57-55 with 63 seconds to go. Randolph was forced to foul and sent Corcorna to the line, where she made one-of-two to make it a three-point game. A costly Randolph turnover gave BC the ball back with 16 seconds to play, and Corcoran was hacked and made a free throw. Garcia grabbed the rebound on the second miss to secure the win. 

Match Notes

• Garcia led he Eagles with 18 points and 11 rebounds for her 15th career double-double. Garcia also moved to fifth in program history in career rebounds in the win. Corcoran tallied 13 points thanks to eight makes at the charity stripe. She moved to ninth on the program's scoring leaderboard and seventh in free throws made with her efforts. 
• Stevens led Randolph with a game-high 20 points. Finnerty led the WildCats as well with 12 points and 13 rebounds. 
• Randolph dominated the glass with a 47-26 edge in rebounds. Randolph also held advantages in field goal percentage, free throw percentage and points in the paint, but the Eagles used an edge in points off turnovers, turnovers and makes from three-point land to secure their 19th win of the season. 

Up Next
Bridgewater returns home for its final regular season contest in Nininger Hall as No. 5 Washington and Lee visits the Nest on Wednesday night.