Shea Kelley, Copy Editor - March Madness has been nothing but a rollercoaster ride so far for college basketball teams and fans, and after weeks of tough losses and unexpected upsets the no. 1 seed University of Kentucky held off the second-seeded University of Kansas, 67-59, to capture the 2012 NCAA title on April 2. Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague controlled much of the game as [...]

Rachad Davis, Sports Editor – This past Sunday I believe anyone who caught the basketball game that night had a sudden realization, if they hadn’t already. That night the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat, 103-87, in a potential foreshadowing of what the NBA finals could end up looking like. For a team that was essentially bought, the initial hype around their “Big Three” was ridiculous to me. Don’t [...]

Shea Kelley, Copy Editor - After its first winning season in over 25 years, the Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball team finished their season in Salem, Va. on Feb. 24 in a loss to Hampden-Sydney College, 82-60, in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Junior Austin Chillemi received Third-Team All-ODAC honors and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds while. Senior Nate Campbell, First-Team All-ODAC honoree, was held to [...]

Chad Morris, Staff Writer – Former Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball stand-out Steven Echols ‘11 is continuing his basketball career professionally with the newly established Lynchburg Legends team of the American Basketball Association. During his senior season at LC, Echols was named to the 2009-2010 All-ODAC First Team by averaging 18 points, five rebounds and five assists per game, according to the LC Athletics webpage. He received All-ODAC honors three out [...]

Matt Hancock, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Women’s Basketball team was defeated by ODAC opponent Randolph-Macon College, 79-67, behind six three-pointers from Yellow Jacket senior guard Maggie Roy on Jan. 24 in Turner Gymnasium. The Hornets came out strong in the first half against the Yellow Jackets and took a 32-27 lead with 3:46 left to go in the half. The Yellow Jackets then went on a run at [...]

Chad Morris, Staff Writer - The Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball team was defeated by Hampden-Sydney College, 92-59, by shooting a staggering 54.7 percent from the field on Jan. 25 during an ODAC contest in Turner Gymnasium. No Hornet starter reached double figures in the scoring column, according to the LC Athletics’ webpage. Sophomore guard Andrew Simmons came off the bench to lead the Hornets with eight points. Junior guard Brandon [...]

Rachad Davis, Sports Editor – Both the Lynchburg College Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams were active over this past winter break. The Lynchburg College Women’s Basketball team is currently 3-9 overall and 3-5 in the ODAC which places the Hornets eighth in the conference. The women had five games over the break ranging from conference and nonconference games. The Hornets lost three of their matches while winning the other two. [...]

Rachad Davis, Sports Editor - While most of the Lynchburg College faculty and students took a break from the college life, the LC Men’s Basketball season was just beginning to come into full swing. On Nov. 18, the last day of classes before Thanksgiving Break, the Hornets defeated Mount Aloysius University 100-78 at the Mount Aloysius Tournament. LC forced 36 of the game’s 71 total turnovers, according to the LC [...]

Manny Hernandez with his winning dunk at Midnight Madness. Video Credit – Bethany Ziegler, Editor-In-Chief [fbshare type="button"] [twitter style="horizontal" source="TheCritograph"]

Lauren Lacourciere, Staff Writer – On Friday Oct. 21, Lynchburg College came together to celebrate their excitement over the upcoming basketball season during the Midnight Madness event held in the John M. Turner Health and Physical Education Center Gymnasium. Vice President and Dean for Student Development, John Eccles led the fans in a wild cheer getting everyone rallied about the night’s events, yelling “We are Lynchburg College.” Click here to [...]