Men's Basketball Release (03-04) - ODAC Loss - Guilford College

VIRGINIA WESLEYAN HOLDS OFF GUILFORD IN ODAC QUARTERFINALS

Salem, VA (02/21/04) -- Brandon Adair and Marcus Fitch scored 21 points each as Virginia Wesleyan held off a furious second-half comeback from Guilford in the second quarterfinal of the 2004 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men's Basketball Tournament.

David Doino set an ODAC Championships record with 14 assists, and also contributed nine points and six rebounds for the Marlins. Guilford had five double-digit scorers, led by Genaro Lawhorn's 17 and Clarence Martin's 15.

Virginia Wesleyan had hot shooting hands in the first half, connecting on 16-of-32 (.500) shots and led by as many as 18 points before taking a 48-35 lead at the half.

Peter Warren knocked down a three-pointer to open the second half for the Marlins, but Guilford used a 13-2 run over the next 4:15 to trim the deficit to five. Virginia Wesleyan responded with four three pointers over the next four minutes and resumed another double-figure lead, 69-58 at the 10:13 mark.

Guilford again answered with its own scoring run, 12-2, over the next 3:52 . The Quakers drew within one point on five occasions in the final seven minutes of the game. The Marlins answered all five times, scoring at least two points on each possession after the Quakers drew within one.

Virginia Wesleyan finished the game with a .483 shooting mark (29-of-60) and nailed 11-of-21 (.524) three point attempts. Guilford shot 32-of-60 (.533) for the game, including a 19-of-31 (.613) tally in the second half.

The Marlins (19-7) advance to Sunday's semifinal game to face eighth seeded Lynchburg , a 54-50 winner over top seeded Randolph-Macon. Guilford concludes its 2004 campaign with a 15-11 mark.