Bridgewater College picked up a huge victory on the road Wednesday night as they held on to defeat Virginia Wesleyan, 71-66.

The Eagles shot 53 percent in the first half to lead 39-31 at the break.

Bridgewater never trailed in the second half. The Eagles led by as many as 10 points in the final 20 minutes, but the Marlins pull to within three in the closing minutes but could get no closer.

Michael Oblitey led the Eagles with 20 points and D.J. Billups added 19 off the bench.

The Eagles won the battle on the boards by a 41-32 margin with Oblitey and Reavis leading the way with eight boards each.

Stephen Fields led the Marlins with 19 points but scored just four in the second half.

Bridgewater is now 11-9 overall and 7-4 in the ODAC. The Marlins are 12-9 and 6-6 in the ODAC.