HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Virginia -- Ferrum College's men's basketball team dropped a non-conference game to University of Mary Washington, falling 86-55 this afternoon on the road. The non-conference game was held at S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium in day two action of the Hampden-Sydney Classic.

RECORDS
Mary Washington (9-3)
Ferrum (4-6)

THE BASICS
The two teams played evenly early on, with Ayden Gamble's three-pointer for the Panthers at 12:32 of the first half knotting the game at 20-20.

The Eagles went on an 11-4 run over the next three minutes to go out in front 31-24. Ferrum battled back with a 20-8 run of its own and took a 44-39 lead on Taqwain Drummond's layup with 1:44 left before halftime. Da'Shawn Cook converted three free throws for Mary Washington to trim Ferrum's lead to 44-42 at the break.

The Eagles scored the first five points of the second half to surge back in front 47-44, then slowly extended the lead to 16 points midway through the period.

Michael Spraggins' dunk at 10:44 stopped the run, and a few minutes later, Spraggins' layup at 8:06 then made it a 70-55 game. That basket proved to be the Panthers' final points of the game, as Mary Washington closed with a 16-0 run.

KEY STATS
Mary Washington: Ra'Shawn Cook 29 pts; Riley Welch 15 pts; Da'Shawn Cook 13 pts
Ferrum: Spraggins 14 pts; Kajuan Madden-McAfee 10 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Tyler Sanborn's team will break for the Christmas holiday, then returns to action Friday, December 31, at Brevard College. The non-conference game tips off at 2:00 p.m. in Brevard, North Carolina.