LEXINGTON, Va. — The Washington and Lee men's basketball team shot 60.7 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point range in the first half en route to an 83-58 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday in Holekamp Gym.
 
The Generals (8-9, 6-5 ODAC) led by two (21-19) with 9:41 left in the opening period, and then a three-pointer by junior guard Jack Lewis (Rockville, Md./Sidwell Friends) ignited a 17-0 run over the next four minutes. After Lewis' triple, junior guard Richie Manigault (Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) followed with one of his own, and then senior forward Gus Wise (Winchester, Va./John Handley) converted an old-fashioned three-point play to extend the margin to 30-19 with 7:44 on the clock.
 
Sophomore forward Jack d'Entremont (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor) dropped in a layup on W&L's next possession, and Manigault drained another triple to give the Blue and White a 35-19 advantage with 6:06 remaining in the half. A three-pointer by d'Entremont capped the spurt with 5:36 left in the stanza to put the Generals in front, 38-19. Over the final five minutes of the half, W&L added one-point to its lead, taking a 45-25 margin into halftime.
 
The Generals shot 17-of-28 (60.7 percent) from the floor in the opening 20 minutes and made 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from beyond the arc. VWU was held to just 37.0 percent (10-of-27) from the field and 25.0 percent (3-of-12) from long range. It led to a 21-8 rebounding advantage for the Blue and White in the first.
 
The Marlins (11-9, 7-4 ODAC) tallied the first two points of the second half, but W&L answered with a 10-1 run to assume a 55-28 gap with 15:44 on the clock. The Blue and White cruised the rest of the game on its way to the 25-point win.
 
Manigault led the team with 19 points, making 7-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-7 from deep. Wise totaled 17 points and nine rebounds, shooting 7-of-12. Junior guard Sam Wise (Winchester, Va./John Handley) notched 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for his first career double-double.
 
Senior guard Mark Lamendola (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) finished with five points, four rebounds and four steals. With his four steals, he pushed his career total to 135, moving to seventh on the program's all-time list.
 
First-year wing Anthony Jackson led the Marlins with nine points. First-year forward Amarion Wilson added seven points and six rebounds.
 
W&L honored its three seniors before the game in Gus Wise, Lamendola and guard Tevin Panchal (Belmont, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep).
 
The Generals return to action on Tuesday at Bridgewater at 7:00 pm.