The Roanoke College wom- en’s basketball team will host the annual Jean Beamer Tip-Off Classic at the Cregger Center in Salem this weekend. The Maroons were scheduled to open the sea- son on Wednesday with a game at William Peace University in Raleigh, NC.
The Beamer Classic will be Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday Roanoke will meet Eastern University at 6 pm followed by Hollins University against Centre College at 8 pm. On Sunday it’s Eastern against Hollins at 1 pm followed by RC against Centre at 3 pm.
The Maroons were picked fourth in the ODAC poll of women’s basketball coaches. Washington & Lee was picked first in the poll followed by Randolph Macon, Bridgewater and the Maroons.
