FREDERICK, Md.- The Immaculata men's basketball team (0-2) looked to bounce back from a season opening defeat against Delaware Valley in the opener of the weekend tournament hosted by Hood College, but the Macs were undone by a 26-0 run in the first half against Randolph-Macon and were unable to recover in an 83-56 loss.
 
Senior Mike Piekarski led the Mighty Macs with 19 points while junior Jordan Ambrose and sophomore Asa Kitchen each had 10 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-IU took their first lead at 4-2 on a jump shot three minutes in and the lead went up to 6-2 on another bucket by Piekarski
-The Macs got their lead as large as six at 10-4 after a couple free throws by Piekarski and it sat at 14-9 eight minutes into the game, but that's when Randolph-Macon took control
-They went on a 26-0 run over the next nine minutes as the Macs were held scoreless until a three pointer by junior Andre Allen snapped the skid with the Macs trailing 35-14
-The Mighty Macs went into the half trailing 42-20
-The Macs were unable to cut significantly into the deficit as they were outscored 41-36 in the second half in the loss
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-IU was 20-of-56 (35.7%)  from the field and Randolph-Macon was 34-of-66 (51.5%)
-Randolph Macon was 8-of-26 (30.8%) from beyond while the Macs struggled at 3-of-21 (14.3%)
-The Mighty Macs turned it over 18 times compared to 11 for Randolph-Macon
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Points: Piekarski 19, Ambrose 10, Kitchen 10
-Rebounds: Bailey 8, Piekarski 5, Bobo 4
-Assists: PIekarski 3, McCullough 3
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will play Gallaudet in the consolation matchup of the weekend tournament at 12 p.m. on Saturday.