ASHLAND, VA - No. 12 Virginia Wesleyan got 31 points from Stephen Fields as the Marlins held off No. 3 Randolph-Macon 72-69 Wednesday night in ODAC Men's Hoops action in Ashland.

R-MC (14-2 / 5-2 ODAC) was led by Danny Jones who had team-high 15 points to lead five scorers in double-figures for the Yellow Jackets.  Calvin Croskey had 13 points, Brandon Braxton and Eric Pugh had 12, while Jordan Brown added 11.  Kevin Voelkel had a game-high eight rebounds to help R-MC to a 34-27 edge on the glass.

Quantrell Simmons joined Fields in double digits with 11 points, including two, key three pointers in the final 2:28 to help VWC to the win.  Donald Vaughan and Chris Astorga each had eight in the win for VWC, which improves to 15-2 overall and 6-2 in the league.

The R-MC defense held VWC to 1-of-12 shooting to open the game, allowing the Jackets to open up a 15-6 advantage on a dunk by Braxton with just under 11 minutes to go in the half.  The Marlins battled back and were able to pull within one at 31-30 when Fields knocked down a three-pointer at the buzzer.

After R-MC came out of the locker room and extended their lead to three, VWC went on a 17-4 run that was capped by a pair of free throws by Simmons with 11:40 to play in the game.

The Jackets fought back in the latter half of the second stanza and had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but Jones' three pointer rattled out to give VWC the win.

Randolph-Macon returns to action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. when they travel to Randolph College for an ODAC matchup. 

-Yellow Jackets-