RALEIGH, N.C. -- Led by Zarkia Mattox's 34-point performance, Ferrum College picked up a USA South women's basketball road win this afternoon over William Peace University, winning 78-62 at Hermann Athletic Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (16-9, 14-2 USA South)
William Peace (4-19, 4-12 USA South)

THE BASICS
The Panthers jumped out to a 15-8 lead mid-way through the first quarter and never trailed from there. William Peace cut the lead to 23-22 at 7:10 of the second quarter, but Ferrum responded with an 11-0 run over the next five minutes to widen the lead to 34-22. The Pacers trimmed the lead to 54-50 with 29 seconds left in the third quarter, but that was as close as they would get.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Zarkia Mattox 34 pts, 11 reb, 5 steals; Erin March 22 pts, 13 reb; Maggie Self 15 pts, 5 3FG
William Peace: Jayde Grant 24 pts; Mikayla Ray 14 pts, 15 reb; Dejah Cheatham 14 pts

COACH'S THOUGHTS
"I'm proud of our team," said Head Coach Bryan Harvey. "We were able to finish off the regular season with a win and earn a share of the regular season division title. I think we're playing the best we've played all year. We hope our good play will carry over to the postseason."

NEXT GAME
Harvey's team will host a second round game of the 2018 USA South Tournament Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2:00 p.m. in Swartz Gym. The complete tournament schedule will be announced shortly.