SALEM, Va. --- Virginia Wesleyan College senior guard Symonne Newsome canned a layup from teammate Brittany Glasco with six seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Marlins to a 78-77 ot victory in the quarterfinals of the ODAC women's basketball tournament. VWC advances to the semifinals where it will face top-seeded Eastern Mennonite University at 6:00pm on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center.

Fifth-seeded Guilford (17-10) had the lead at 77-76 and a chance to build on it from the free throw line.  But, the Quakers missed both ends of a two-shot situation and lost the all-important rebound after the second shot to VWC senior Nancy Kelly.  Kelly dished the ball off to Glasco, who finished it off with the assist to Newsome for the eventual winning basket.

VWC's victory was its third over Guilford this season and ended a three-year streak of ODAC tournament losses to Quaker teams, inlcuding the 2012 and 2013 teams that went on to win tournament titles.

Guilford had things working in its favor again Friday, wiping out a five-point deficit in the first half to take a 31-28 halftime lead, helped by a jumper from Brittany Drew with one second remaining.

Kalie Cuttai, Anais Weatherly, and Lauren Ramsey sparked Quaker scoring to push Guilford out to a 54-44 advantge with 10:32 remaining to be played, but it wasn't enough. Newsome scored five straight points to spark a VWC rally that outscored Guilford 16-4 to create a 60-58 VWC lead, helped by four straight points from sophomore Alexis Platt to produce a 58-all tie. Glasco hit two free throws to push the Marlins in front.

Guilford regained the lead twice in the final seconds, but Andrea Paphites and Glasco both hit crucial baskets to tie the game.  Glasco hit a layup with five seconds remaining to make it a 64-all game, and a three-point attempt at the buzzer missed for the Quakers.

Overtime was tense throughout, creating five ties and five lead changes.  Neither team led by more than two points in the extra minutes.

Four Marlins finished in double-figure scoring, led by Paphites with 16 points.  She hit 5-of-8 field goals, including 3-of-6 triple attempts. Newsome, who also hit three triples, connect on 6-of-8 shots overall to finish with 15 points.  Glasco finished with 15 points, a game-high 11 rebounds, seven assists, and two steals.  Platt contributed with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Weatherly led Guilford with 17 points, followed by Cuttaia and Ramsey with 15 points each.

--- This release is courtesy of the Virginia Wesleyan sports information department. ---