Bridgewater College placed four players in double figures Saturday afternoon to defeat the Lynchburg College Hornets, 70-64, in ODAC men's basketball action.

The Hornets jumped out to an early 8-1 lead, but the Eagles finally got untracked and tied the score at 11-11 on a layup by Rob Rice with 13:52 left in the first half.

Bridgewater led by as many as eight points in the half, but the Eagles were unable to shake the Hornets and led by just three, 32-29, at the break.

The Hornets scored the first seven points of the second half to regain the lead. Mason Wooldridge scored four points and Danny Reed knocked down a 3-pointer, giving Lynchburg a 36-32 advantage.

The Eagles hit three consecutive 3-pointers – two by Rice and one by Michael Oblitey – to take a seven-point, 43-36, lead.

A dunk by Oblitey pushed the lead to nine, but once again the Hornets refused to fold. The Hornets chipped away at the margin and eventually tied the score, 49-49, on a free throw by Sean Sutherland with 9:51 left to play.

Bridgewater then hit the Hornets with a 14-4 spurt to take its biggest lead of the game, 63-53. The Hornets responded with six straights points to pull within four points, 63-59, with three minutes left, but the Eagles held on down the stretch to finish off the 70-64 victory.

Trawick led four players in double figures with 19 points. Rice scored 13 while Oblitey and Kris Cecil each finished with 11. Bridgewater continued to show why it is one of the top rebounding teams in the conference as the Eagles held a 39-32 advantage on the boards. Trawick and Rice had seven boards each and Oblitey added six.

Mason Wooldridge led the Hornets with 24 points and 10 rebounds. KC Mendez added 11 points for Lynchburg.

The Eagles are now 7-7 overall and 3-2 in the ODAC. Lynchburg drops to 3-11, 1-4 in the ODAC.