Virginia Wesleyan took advantage of Bridgewater's poor play in the first half to take a 37-28 halftime lead and then held on in the second half to defeat the Eagles, 70-65, in ODAC action Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles shot just 33 percent (10-of-30) in the first half and turned the ball over 16 times. The Eagles stayed within striking distance with some solid work on the glass as they outrebounded the Marlins 22-13 in the first half.

The Eagles never led in the second half, but twice pulled to within a bucket.

Virginia Wesleyan pushed the lead to 12 early in the second half, but Bridgewater fought back and trailed by just two, 50-48, with 9:54 left when Kyle Hammond converted a 3-point play.

The Marlins responded and pushed the lead back to nine, but the Eagles had one more run left. Bridgewater pulled to within two points,67-65, on a layup by Michael Oblitey with 16 seconds left, but Stephen Fields answered with two foul shots with 12 seconds remaining to help preserve the win for the visitors.

Dominic Trawick scored 19 points and Oblitey added 15 for the Eagles. Justin Reavis finished with 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Field scored 25 points for the Marlins and Norman Hassell added 14.

Bridgewater is now 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the ODAC. Virginia Wesleyan is 7-5, 1-2 in the ODAC.