College Men’s Basketball Final – #10 Va. Wesleyan 85, Guilford 64

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Khoury Moore’s 19 points led three Marlins in double-figure scoring in Virginia Wesleyan College’s 85-64 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over visiting Guilford College Saturday.

The Marlins (21-4, 13-3 ODAC) are ranked 10th in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll and fourth in the latest Division III South Region Rankings.

Guilford (17-8, 10-6 ODAC) held a 40-37 halftime lead, but Virginia Wesleyan roared back in the second half. The Marlins made 60 percent of their second-half shots, including six three-pointers, and outscored the Quakers, 48-24, in the final 20 minutes. Greg Montgomery scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and teammate Breven Lyon netted 10 of his 18 points in the frame.

Guilford’s Matt McCarthy scored 14 points and Jonny Rice added 12 tallies in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The ODAC Tournament pairings will be announced Sunday (2/22) night.

Guilford vs Va. Wesleyan
2/21/15 4:30 p.m. at Virginia Beach/The Batten Center
At Virginia Beach/The Batten Center

VA. WESLEYAN 85
GUILFORD 64

GUILFORD (17-8, 10-6 ODAC): McCARTHY, Matt 5-15 1-2 14; RICE, Jonny 5-13 2-2 12; HYATT, Trever 4-8 0-0 11; FREEMAN, Will 4-8 2-5 10; KOPPENHAVER, Will 2-4 2-2 6; HOUSTON, Zachary 2-5 0-0 5; ROGERS, Jarrod 2-4 0-1 4; ROHS, Sanders 1-6 0-0 2; REINEY, Michael 0-0 0-0 0; HINTON, Jarred 0-1 0-0 0; GREENE, Cole 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 7-12 64.

VA. WESLEYAN (21-4, 13-3 ODAC): MOORE, Khory 6-14 3-4 19; LYONS, Breven 7-11 0-0 18; MONTGOMERY, Greg 7-9 1-4 15; OWENS, Cameron 3-11 3-4 9; MITCHELL, Brandon 3-4 1-2 7; DOYLE, Nick 2-3 0-0 6; JONES, Tim 1-4 2-2 5; POE, Kaelin 2-3 0-0 4; WHITE, Corey 0-0 2-3 2; BANKS, Andre’ 0-0 0-0 0; CLARKE, Claude 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 12-19 85.

Guilford......................   40   24  -   64
Va. Wesleyan..................   37   48  -   85

3-point goals–Guilford 7-17 (McCARTHY, Matt 3-8; HYATT, Trever 3-4; HOUSTON, Zachary 1-1; ROGERS, Jarrod 0-1; ROHS, Sanders 0-2; HINTON, Jarred 0-1), Va. Wesleyan 11-25 (LYONS, Breven 4-8; MOORE, Khory 4-8; DOYLE, Nick 2-2; JONES, Tim 1-2; OWENS, Cameron 0-5).
Fouled out–Guilford-HYATT, Trever, Va. Wesleyan-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 41 (FREEMAN, Will 7; RICE, Jonny 7), Va. Wesleyan 36 (POE, Kaelin 8).
Assists–Guilford 9 (FREEMAN, Will 2; HINTON, Jarred 2; McCARTHY, Matt 2), Va. Wesleyan 12 (OWENS, Cameron 4).
Total fouls–Guilford 19, Va. Wesleyan 18.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Va. Wesleyan-None.
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VWC ranked No. 9 BennettRank, No. 10 d3hoops.com, No. 4 South Region