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FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College led by 16 points in the second quarter, then held off a furious rally late in the game to beat Averett University in USA South women's basketball action, winning 79-72 this afternoon at Swartz Gym.
RECORDS
Ferrum (8-7, 7-0 USA South)
Averett (8-7, 5-2 USA South)
THE BASICS
Ferrum built its biggest lead, 34-18, at 5:18 of the second quarter on
Maggie Self's three-point basket. Averett closed to within two points twice in the waning moments of the game, first on Samm Chandler's three-pointer with 2:16 left to play that made it 69-67, and again with 47 seconds left in regulation on a pair of Chandler free throws that made it 72-70.
Zarkia Mattox overcame early foul trouble and played just 27 minutes, but posted 23 points to lead the Panthers to the win.
KEY STATS
Ferrum: Mattox 23 pts, 9 reb;
Jalexus Mitchell 15 pts; Self 13 pts;
Brooke Lewis 11 pts;
Erin March 11 pts, 8 reb, 3 blocks
Averett: Brooke Carthon 18 pts; Chandler 16 pts; Amani Ajayi 12 pts; Ravyn Johnson 12 reb
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"Proud of our team today," said Head Coach
Bryan Harvey. "We have really improved over the past couple of weeks, and this afternoon was a hard fought win against a very good Averett team. We had a lot of people contribute to our win today and we had to have it. It was a great weekend for us."
NEXT GAME
Harvey's team will be back in action with a pair of home games Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20-21. The Panthers face USA South opponent Greensboro College Saturday at 2:00 p.m., then take on Pfeiffer University Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
