Marlins Meet Randolph-Macon in Semifinals

Box Score

SALEM, Va. ---Tonia Jones scored a game-high 21 points to lead Virginia Wesleyan College to a 70-54 victory over Guilford College Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.

The third-seeded Marlins (18-8) advance to Saturday's semifinals to play number-two Randolph-Macon College, an 86-58 winner over Eastern Mennonite University earlier in the day.  The victory avenged Saturday's 61-57 loss to Guilford in both teams' regular-season finale in Greensboro, N.C.

The Quakers' season ends with an 11-15 record.

Virginia Wesleyan used an 18-0 run early in the second half to break open a five-point game. Jones started the burst with the first of her two three-pointers in the game that touched off a barrage of long-range baskets. The Marlins drained five of their seven three-pointers during a three-minute span in the second half. Andrea Ushinski's trifecta with 13:45 to play capped the run and opened an insurmountable 56-33 Marlins' advantage.

Guilford got back to within 13 points with 6:31 to go, but no closer.

Maggie Smith scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for Virginia Wesleyan. She scored 10 points in the first half, including four during a 12-3 spurt that helped the Marlins to a 34-28 halftime edge.

Junior Ann Seufer paced the Quakers with 15 points and senior Tracey Croner added 14 in her final game. The 2009 First Team All-ODAC forward concludes her Guilford career with 1,021 points in 77 games, which ranks 14th in school history. Her 13.3 points per game career scoring average stands ninth all-time at Guilford.

This release is courtesy of Dave Walters, Guilford sports information.