NORFOLK, Va. – Khory Moore scored a game- and career-high 21 points in 18 minutes off the bench to power Virginia Wesleyan College to an 84-59 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball win over Guilford College Saturday. The freshman made five-of-seven three-pointers, which helped the Marlins match the school record with 17 trifectas in 35 attempts (.486).

Virginia Wesleyan, ranked 18th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, improved to 12-3 overall and gained a share of first place in the ODAC standings with a 5-1 mark. The Marlins dealt Guilford its first league loss and sent the Quakers to 11-4 overall, 5-1 in the ODAC.

Moore entered the game with the Marlins trailing 8-3 in the first half and reeled off 10 unanswered points during a 20-4 Virginia Wesleyan run that opened a 23-12 lead. With five minutes before halftime, Moore and Guilford both had 19 points. The hosts held a 41-32 lead at intermission.

Virginia Wesleyan's success from beyond the arc thwarted a Quakers' comeback in the second half. The Marlins shot eight-for-16 from three-point range in final stanza. Their 17 trifectas equal the school standard set earlier this season against the Newport News Apprentice School.

Moore paced four Marlins in double-figure scoring. Aaron Clark shot four-of-eight from three-point land and scored 12 points, as did Marlins' All-American D.J. Woodmore. Woodmore also dished out a game-high six assists, collected five rebounds and had three steals. Sedric Nady knocked in three triples and finished with 11 points.   

Senior Jake Hopkins paced the Quakers with 20 points and teammate Matt McCarthy added 13. Guilford outrebounded the Marlins, 40-35, led by McCarthy's eight caroms. Trever Hyatt added 10 points for the Quakers, who made just two-of-16 three-pointers.

Guilford returns to action Wednesday (1/22) against visiting league-rival Hampden-Sydney College at 7 p.m.