Current Records
- 22-6 overall
- 14-4 Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- Ranked No. 18 D3hoops.com
- No. 4 NCAA South Region
| Date | Opponent | Time/Location | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 16 Friday |
Cox Communications Tip-Off Tournament Rutgers-Newark vs. North Carolina Wesleyan |
6 p.m. Batten Center Virginia Beach, Va. |
NCWC, 73-70 | Jarmel Arrington hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win it for NCWC |
| Nov. 16 Friday |
Cox Communications Tip-Off Tournament Newport News Apprentice vs. Virginia Wesleyan |
8 p.m. Batten Center Virginia Beach, Va. |
VWC, 74-70 | VWC wiped out 12-point deficit in final 5:14; Stephen Fields led the Marlins with 17 points |
| Nov. 17 Saturday |
Cox Communications Tip-Off Tournament Consolation Game Rutgers-Newark vs. Newport News Apprentice |
6 p.m. Batten Center Virginia Beach, Va. |
NNA, 66-61 | Jason Arrington led Apprentice with 20 points; Chadd Barnes paced Rutgers-Newark with 19 |
| Nov. 17 Saturday |
Cox Communications Tip-Off Tournament Championship Game North Carolina Wesleyan vs. Virginia Wesleyan |
8 p.m. Batten Center Virginia Beach, Va. |
VWC, 83-60 | TonTon Balenga scored 25 points to lead four Marlins in double-figure scoring; Buddy Williams paced NCWC with 12 points |
| Nov. 20 Tuesday |
Christopher Newport University | 7:30 p.m. Newport News, Va. |
VWC, 88-79 | TonTon Balenga hit 6-of-9 triples en route to 29 points; VWC hit 13-of-26 treys |
| Dec. 1 Saturday |
Roanoke College* | 2 p.m. Salem, Va. |
RC, 68-67 | Tyler Fantin led VWC with 22 points, Norman Hassell scored 17; VWC wiped out 19-point deficit |
| Dec. 2 Sunday |
Washington and Lee University* | 2 p.m. Lexington, Va. |
VWC, 68-53 | Tyler Fantin and Stephen Fields led a balanced VWC offense with 15 points each |
| Dec. 8 Saturday |
Apprentice School | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
AS, 76-75 | Antione Page scored off a steal in the closing seconds to help secure the win for Apprentice; Tonton Balenga scored 28 points to lead VWC |
| Dec. 17 Monday |
Averett University | 7 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 68-56 | Marlins led by as many as 20 in the second half; Tonton Balenga tallied 20 points, Stephen Fields 15, and rookie Julius Carlton had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Fantin added 10 rebounds |
| Jan. 2 Wednesday |
Methodist University | 3 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 79-51 | Tyler Fantin scored 21 points, Tonton Balenga 16 and D'Juan Tucker added a season-high 10 points for VWC; Marlins never trailed |
| Jan. 5 Saturday |
Salisbury University | 3 p.m. Salisbury, Md. |
VWC, 87-69 | Terrell Dixon and Tyler Fantin scored 16 points each to lead five Marlins in double-figure scoring; Fantin recorded his third double-double in five games |
| Jan. 9 Wednesday |
Bridgewater College* | 7 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 76-53 | Marlins snap Bridgewater's six-game winning streak; Norman Hassell led three Marlins in double-figure scoring with 15 points |
| Jan. 12 Saturday |
Emory & Henry College* | 2 p.m. Emory, Va. |
VWC, 119-89 | Marlins score highest road point total in program history, shooting 66.7% from the field |
| Jan. 13 Sunday |
Guilford College* (N.C.) | 3 p.m. Greensboro, N.C. |
GC, 85-69 | VWC hit only 38% from the field and was outscored 26-8 from the free throw lines; Tyler Fantin led the Marlins with 19 points |
| Jan. 16 Wednesday |
Hampden-Sydney College* | 7 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 73-58 | Tyler Fantin scored 21 points for the Marlins, who led by as many as 20 points in the second half |
| Jan. 19 Saturday |
Lynchburg College* | 3 p.m. Lynchburg, Va. |
VWC, 92-64 | Tyler Fantin and Tonton Balenga tallied 21 points each for VWC; Norman Hassell added 16 points, Stephen Fields 15 for VWC |
| Jan. 23 Wednesday |
Eastern Mennonite University* | 7 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 97-92 | Tyler Fantin scored 24 points to lead five Marlins in double-figure scoring |
| Jan. 26 Saturday |
Randolph-Macon College* | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 56-38 | Tyler Fantin scored 15 points to become VWC's 21st 1,000-point scorer |
| Jan. 30 Wednesday |
Hampden-Sydney College* | 7 p.m. Hampden-Sydney, Va. |
VWC, 81-62 | Tonton Balenga tallied 18 points to lead five Marlins in double-figure scoring; VWC shot 56% from the field (65% in the first half) |
| Feb. 2 Saturday |
Emory & Henry College* | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 111-98 | Tonton Balenga and Norman Hassell scored 26 points each to lead VWC |
| Feb. 3 Sunday |
#23 Guilford College* (N.C.) | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
GC, 75-67 | Tonton Balenga tallied 19 points and Norman Hassell and Stephen Fields had 12 each for the Marlins |
| Feb. 6 Wednesday |
Bridgewater College* | 7 p.m. Bridgewater, Va. |
BC, 70-60 | Tyler Fantin led the Marlins with 26 points and 15 rebounds |
| Feb. 9 Saturday |
Roanoke College* | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 75-55 | Tyler Fantin tallied 17 points and Norman Hassell 14 to lead four Marlins in double-figure scoring |
| Feb. 10 Sunday |
Washington and Lee University* | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 70-44 | Tonton Balenga scored 15 points to lead four Marlins in double-figure scoring |
| Feb. 13 Wednesday |
Eastern Mennonite University* | 7 p.m. Harrisonburg, Va. |
VWC, 78-68 | Tyler Fantin scored 26 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Marlins |
| Feb. 16 Saturday |
Randolph-Macon College* | 7 p.m. Ashland, Va. |
VWC, 69-66 | Ton Ton Balenga hit the final go-ahead shot for VWC with 18 seconds left, as VWC wiped out a seven-point deficit |
| Feb. 23 Saturday |
Lynchburg College | 2 p.m. Batten Center |
VWC, 86-52 | Ton Ton Balenga scored 26 points and Tyler Fantin added 24 as the Marlins clinched a fifth consecutive 20-win season |
| Feb. 28- Mar. 2 Thu.-Sun. |
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament | SEEDS: 1. Guilford; 2. Virginia Wesleyan; 3. Randolph-Macon; 4. Roanoke; 5. Washington and Lee; 6. Hampden-Sydney; 7. Bridgewater; 8. Eastern Mennonite | ||
| Feb. 29, Friday | Bridgewater College | 6 p.m. Civic Center, Salem, Va. |
VWC, 78-69 | VWC led 43-30 at the break; Stephen Fields led the Marlins with 21 points, Norman Hassell added 19 |
| Mar. 1, Saturday | Semifinals, vs. Hampden-Sydney College |
8 p.m. Civic Center, Salem, Va. |
VWC, 68-55 |
Marlins outscored H-SC 46-26 in the second half; Tyler Fantin led VWC with 19 points, Stephen Fields tallied 15; VWC hit 60% from the field in the second half |
| Mar. 2, Sunday | Championship, vs. Guilford College (N.C.) |
3:30 p.m. Civic Center, Salem, Va. |
GC, 91-80 (ot) |
Top-seeded Guilford scored the first nine points in the OT; Ton Ton Balenga tallied 30 points, Tyler Fantin added 21 for the Marlins |
| Mar. 7 Friday |
NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, first round vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mass.) |
TBA Ursinus College Collegeville, Pa. |
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| Mar. 8 Saturday |
NCAA DIII Tournament, Ursinus College/Baptist Bible College winner |
TBA Collegeville, Pa. |
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| Mar. 14 Friday |
NCAA DIII Sectionals | TBA | ||
| Mar. 15 Saturday |
NCAA DIII Sectionals | TBA | ||
| Mar. 21 Friday |
NCAA DIII Semifinals | TBA Civic Center Salem, Va. |
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| Mar. 22 Saturday |
NCAA DIII Championship |
TBA Salem, Va. |