Lynchburg led 24-19 at halftime, but the Marlins chipped away at the lead and held a 57-55 advantage with 2:30 left in the game before LC junior David Sheaffer (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) sank two free throws to tie the score. A traditional three-point play by Adair after an offensive rebound gave the Marlins the lead for good. VWC scored its last seven points from the free-throw stripe to seal the win.
Sheaffer hit all four of his shots from the field and finished with a team-high 13 points for LC. Senior forward Ryan Pehanick (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) added 10 points while junior Andy Albright (Hudson, OH/Hudson) and senior Todd Crown (Midlothian, VA/Clover Hill) each scored nine points.
Adair scored 23 of 29 points in the second half for Virginia Wesleyan (18-5/11-5 ODAC), hitting nine of 12 shots from the field and 11of 15 free throws. No other Marlin scored in double figures.
LC (10-13/7-9 ODAC) hosts Emory & Henry College Saturday at 3 p.m. on Senior Day. The three Hornet seniors; Pehanick, Crown and Aaron Smith (Berryville, VA/Clarke County), will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.
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