VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sarah Seipp scored 12 of her game-high 17 points in the second half of Virginia Wesleyan College’s 61-49 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over visiting Guilford College.
The Marlins (16-4, 13-2 ODAC) salvaged a split of the season series between the two teams and moved past Guilford (15-5, 12-3 ODAC) into sole possession of second place in the league standings. Since falling at Guilford Jan. 7, Virginia Wesleyan has won seven of its last eight contests.
In addition to Seipp’s scoring, the Marlins held the Quakers to three field goals and forced nine turnovers in the second half. Virginia Wesleyan led 46-41 midway through the second half and broke the game open with a 14-3 run over the next seven minutes. A Seipp layup with 3:07 remaining in regulation capped the run, during which time Guilford was 0-for-6 from the floor.
Beth Ann Boyce made three three-pointers and finished with 10 points for Virginia Wesleyan. Nancy Kelly chipped in eight points and seven rebounds off the bench. The Marlins’ reserves outscored Guilford’s, 28-14.
Morgan King’s 10 points, six rebounds and four blocks paced Guilford. Gabby Oglesby (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor) scored nine points and Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford (USC-Aiken) added eight. She reached 1,000 points for her career in the first half and now stands 16th in the school history with 1,002 points.
The Quakers host league-rival Washington and Lee University Feb. 10 in Guilford’s annual Play4Kay Game (formerly WBCA Pink Zone) at 7:00 p.m.
Guilford vs Virginia Wesleyan
02/04/12 4:00 pm at Virginia Beach, Va. – Batten Center
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN – 61
GUILFORD – 49
GUILFORD (15-5, 12-3 ODAC): KING, Morgan 4-5 2-2 10; OGLESBY, Gabby 3-6 3-3 9; GIBBS, Jazlyn 2-5 2-4 8; ADAMS, Kayla 2-4 0-4 6; DREW, Brittany 1-3 2-2 5; NUCCI, Jaclyn 1-6 2-2 4; ATWATER, Brittany 1-6 1-2 4; HARDIN, Logan 1-5 0-0 2; WEAVER, Amber 0-0 1-2 1; BARKER, Shelly 0-0 0-0 0; PAYNE, Alex 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-41 13-21 49.
VIRGINIA WESLEYAN (16-4, 13-2 ODAC): SEIPP, Sarah 5-9 6-8 17; BOYCE, Beth Ann 3-4 1-1 10; MILLER, Rachael 2-7 2-28; KELLY, Nancy 4-10 0-0 8; BLALOCK, Kristen 2-15 1-3 6; SPENCER, Joceyln2-4 0-0 5; LEWIS, Shawnee 1-4 2-4 4; GLASCO, Brittany 1-4 1-1 3; TAYLOR, Kerri-Leanne 0-2 0-0 0; MORRIS, Christina 0-2 0-0 0; NEWSOME, Symonne 0-0 0-0 0; TASSA, Katie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-63 13-19 61.
Guilford...................... 31 18 - 49 Virginia Wesleyan............. 33 28 - 61
3-point goals–Guilford 6-14 (GIBBS, Jazlyn 2-3; ADAMS, Kayla 2-4; DREW, Brittany 1-2; ATWATER, Brittany 1-4; PAYNE, Alex 0-1), Virginia Wesleyan 8-18 (BOYCE, Beth Ann 3-4; MILLER, Rachael 2-4; SEIPP, Sarah 1-3; SPENCER, Joceyln 1-2; BLALOCK, Kristen 1-3; TAYLOR, Kerri-Leanne 0-1; LEWIS, Shawnee 0-1).
Fouled out–Guilford-None, Virginia Wesleyan-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 38 (NUCCI, Jaclyn 8), Virginia Wesleyan 39 (KELLY, Nancy 7).
Assists–Guilford 9 (ATWATER, Brittany 3), Virginia Wesleyan 15 (GLASCO, Brittany 4).
Total fouls–Guilford 14, Virginia Wesleyan 13.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Virginia Wesleyan-None.
A-368
Old Dominion Athletic Conference game