VIRGINIA BEACH -- It was only appropriate that one Senior Night the lone Virginia Wesleyan College would score the Marlins' first five points and assist on the sixth and seventh to help propel the host team to a decisive 77-31 victory over the Wasps of Emory & Henry College on Saturday at the Jane P. Batten Student Center. The victory improved VWC's overall record to 17-8 and its Old Dominion Athletic Conference mark to 12-4 and secured the third seed for the Marlins in the championship tournament.  The Marlins will begin their play in the tournament on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Civic Center in Salem, Virginia, against the winner of first-round game between 11th seeded Hollins University and sixth seeded Shenandoah University.  That game will be played Monday, Feb. 18, at Shenandoah. For now, the Marlins will celebrate their regular-season ending win, which included 13 players recording time on the court and 11 of them scoring points.  Virginia Wesleyan bolted out to a 17-2 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, led 29-6 with five minutes remaining in the half, and posted its largest lead of the half at 32-6.  The Marlins led 35-12 at the break. Emory & Henry's Wasps (7-17, 4-12) had consistent problems with Virginia Wesleyan's defense and finished the game with 32 turnovers.  VWC finished with 17 steals, led by junior Symonne Newsome (Reistertown, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) with four.  Virginia Wesleyan out-scored E&H 19-9 in the first 10 minutes of the second half to open up a 54-19 lead. The Marlins' offense was consistent from the start and recorded its largest lead at 73-25 after a layup by rookie Kelly Jones (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) with 3:51 remaining in the game. The game featured the top two three-point shooting teams in the ODAC, with Emory & Henry in the top spot, but the Wasps could not find the net against VWC.  Emory & Henry attempted 10 triples and made only one by Tenesha Connor (Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day School).  Virginia Wesleyan put up 25 treys and nailed nine, led by sophomore Sarah Seipp (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) with three, sophomore Kerri-Leanne Taylor (Stockport, England/The Hill School, Pa.) with two, and Miller with two. Seipp led all scoring with 16 points, hitting 6-of-10 field goal attempts, and 3-of-5 triples.  Sophomore Nancy Kelly (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney)hit 6-of-9 shots and tallied 13 points and Miller finished with 10 points.  The Marlins recorded 21 assists, led by sophomore Brittany Glasco (Fredericksburg/Massaponax) with five. Sophomore Andrea Paphites (Virginia Beach/Princess Anne) helped the Marlins with three blocks. Kristie Langley (Staley, N.C./Providence Grove) led Emory & Henry with eight points and Connor finished with seven. Michelle Williams (Staley, N.C./Providence Grove) led the Wasps with six rebounds, while VWC was led by Katie Tassa (Bristow/Manassas Osbourn Park) and Glasco with six each.  The Marlins edged the Wasps on the boards, 39-38. --AMDG--