BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College Eagles picked up their second straight conference win by holding off Hampden-Sydney, 64-59, Saturday afternoon at Nininger Hall.

The Eagles scored the first seven points of the game against the Tigers and never trailed.

Dominic Trawick hit a short jumper and a 3-pointer and Justin Brake added a layup to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.

A 3-pointer by Segar Jordan gave the Eagles their biggest lead of the first half, 17-7, but the Tigers stayed within striking the distance the rest of the half.

After the Tigers cut the lead to five, the Eagles were able to bounce it back to nine, 30-21, with 21 seconds left in the half. Patrick Corrigan's runner in the lane with five seconds left pulled the Tigers to within seven, 30-23, at the break.

The teams traded points for the first five minutes of the second half before a 3-pointer and a layup by Jake Johnson pushed the Bridgewater lead back to 10, 41-31.

The Tigers then hit the Eagles with a 10-2 spurt and pulled to within two on Harrison George's layup with 12:31 left to play.

The Eagles pushed the lead back to seven on a 3-pointer by Trawick and two foul shots by Jordan, but Hampden-Sydney fought back and cut the lead to two once again on a layup by Alex Potapov with 7:20 left.

After Trawick and the Tigers' Karlis Trops exchanged buckets, Trawick knocked down a long 3-pointer to put the Eagles on top by five, 54-49. with 4:10 remaining.

The Tigers would get no closer than three the rest of the game, the final time on a 3-pointer by Ben Jessee with 11 seconds left. Trawick then hit two foul shots to put the game away for the Eagles.

Trawick led the Eagles' offense with his second straight 29-point performance. Jordan scored 13 points and Johnson added 11, all in the second half.

"Dom Trawick is playing some very good basketball right now," BC head coach Don Burgess said following the victory. "He hit some tough shots today when we needed a basket to keep the lead. This season, Dom is becoming a complete player. He's playing outstanding defense and he's going to the boards and pulling down some big rebounds. He's leading by example with his play and his effort."

George and Jessee each scored 17 points to lead the Tigers. Hampden-Sydney's leading scorer, Turner King, was limited to just seven points.

"I thought we did a great job on King who is an outstanding player," Burgess said. "Justin Brake started the game on King and really got after him. That's why he starts. Brake gives us great intensity at the defensive end. Dom and Kordero Thompson also took turns defending King and they both did a great job."

The victory puts the Eagles at 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the ODAC. The Tigers drop to 6-9 overall and 2-5 in the conference.

"The first half we sat down and defended for 20 minutes and held a team like Hampden-Sydney to 23 points. That's a huge effort," Burgess said. "We defended with intensity and we played smart on the defensive end. If we're going to win, that's the way we need to play."

The victory came in front of a large crowd during the BC White-Out. "I really want to thank our fans for coming out. That was a great crowd today."