VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team dropped its midweek matchup, 80-57, to the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on Wednesday night.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game started off with both teams trading baskets for the first five minutes. After Sean Carr made a layup to give the Sea Gulls a 10-8 lead, the Marlins responded with four three-pointers in row, two by Miles Wallace and two by Jordan Crump, to put Virginia Wesleyan up 20-10 with 12:41 left to go in the first half.
• The Marlins extended their lead to 19 points at 40-21 with 2:50 left in the first half. Cameron Heard made a jumper with just under 2:30 to go in the frame to cut into the Marlins lead. The teams went into the locker room at halftime with that score.
• Salisbury played much better in the second half, scoring 34 points, but the Marlins offense kept the Sea Gulls from striking distance by shooting 48.1 percent (13-for-27) from the field and 53.8 percent (7-for13) from deep in the second half to give Virginia Wesleyan the win.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Greg Bloodsworth led the Sea Gull offense with 14 points on the night.
• Jordan Oates scored 11 points and grabbed eight boards.
• Brandon Craig added nine points off the Salisbury bench. He also grabbed six rebounds.
• Salisbury shot 50 percent from three-point range, shooting 6-for-12.

VIRGINIA WESLEYAN GAME NOTES

• Jordan Crump and Corey Pelham led the Marlins offense, scoring 21 and 20 points respectively.
• All 21 of Crump's points came via three-pointers, going 7-for-10 from deep.
• Virginia Wesleyan shot a blistering 51.4 percent from three-point range, going 18-for-35 from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will host the University of Lynchburg Hornets on Saturday, Dec. 11.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Maggs PAC in Salisbury, Md.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 186 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.

To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.