Humbled in Ashland: Macs Get Blitzed by #2 Randolph-Macon
- Marvin Azrak
- 30 minutes ago
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The YU Macs were absolutely blitzed by #2-ranked Randolph-Macon, 92–57, on Saturday night, and honestly, the final score tells you everything you need to know. To sum up the Macs’ first game on their Virginia trip in one line, we came, we saw… and we got humbled fast.
Sometimes the game just shows you exactly where you stand. Saturday night was one of those nights.
From the opening tip, they were fighting in the sand. Randolph-Macon plays this absurd mix of size, speed, discipline, and flat-out execution, and the Macs just couldn’t match it. YU were outclassed. Zevi Samet, who we’ve watched take over gyms all across the country, didn’t have it. They threw every look, every body, every close-out imaginable at him. And for the first time in his Macs career, Zevi looked human—just six points, easily his toughest night since arriving on campus. The All-American couldn’t get clean touches, couldn’t get rhythm. clamp city
Or Sundjyvsky was the lone Mac in double figures with 13, trying to carve out whatever offense was even available. Newcomer Johnny Dan got a solid 12 minutes, and honestly, that’s a silver lining—these are the games that speed up your development whether you like it or not.
They did tie them on the glass—32 apiece—so hey, that’s something. Yet if you were worried about the turnover parade from the opener against Chapman, Randolph-Macon basically doubled down on that nightmare. 24 more giveaways, making it 49 turnovers in two games thus far this year. The motion offense wasn’t moving, cutting, or flowing. It was stuck in traffic with no GPS.
No matter how you spin it, the Macs were bludgeoned. Reality check delivered, signed by the second ranked team in the nation.
How It Happened:
Randolph-Macon punched first — and hard. The Macs fell behind 30–18 just 12 minutes in, unable to keep pace with the #2 team’s physicality and pace.
They tried to settle in, but the gap didn’t shrink. YU went into the locker room down 37–26, and honestly, that felt like a gift considering how choppy the offense looked.
Whatever hope existed coming out of halftime faded fast. Randolph-Macon stretched the lead to 64–44 with 10:21 left, and that 20-point hole might as well have been a crater.
And then came the avalanche. What followed was a 16–0 Randolph-Macon run, turning a manageable deficit into a full-on nightmare — suddenly it was 80–44 with 6:10 left, and the lights were officially out.
From there, it was survival mode. The Macs never recovered, never made a dent, and the final score simply reflected the dominance.
1. Randolph-Macon’s Defensive Pressure Broke the Offense:
The Macs never looked comfortable. Randolph-Macon jumped passing lanes, bodied cutters, denied touches, and completely erased rhythm.The result? 24 turnovers — on top of the 25 from Chapman — and a motion offense that never actually moved. When Zevi can’t get clean looks and the guards can’t initiate, the whole system collapses. Thats exactly what happened.
2. No Counterpunch When the Game Got Physical:
This was a men-against-grown-men matchup. RMC dictated the tempo, the contact, the pace, everything.YU got behind early (30–18) and every time they tried to respond, Randolph-Macon ramped up pressure again. Once the lead hit the 20s, the Macs didn’t have the
physicality or execution to claw back.
3. Stars Struggled, and There Was No Secondary Scoring:
This is a senior-led group, and when your All-American has six points — his worst night as a Mac — it’s tough to stay competitive against the #2 team in the nation. Only Or Sundjyvsky reached double figures. Everyone else got swallowed up. Against elite teams, you need multiple guys to rise. Instead, YU got stuck in single digits up and down the lineup.
UP NEXT:
The Macs travel to Fredericksburg, VA to take on #15 Mary Washington! Tip-off is at 2pm!