BRIDGEWATER, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's basketball game to Bridgewater College this afternoon on the road, falling 58-35 at Nininger Gym.

RECORDS
Bridgewater (10-5, 5-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (5-9, 1-6 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Bridgewater opened a 9-4 lead early on, getting a three-pointer each from Abby Branner, India Dailey and Riley Corcoran. Ferrum got a pair of layups from DeMeisha Canada and a trey from Hannah Huffman, but the Eagles closed the first on top 15-11.

The Eagles got hot in the second quarter, outscoring Ferrum 20-6 to grab a commanding 35-17 lead at the break. Aisha Martin had a pair of baskets for the Panthers, while Rosemary Pierson had seven points for Bridgewater.

The two teams played to a virtual standstill in the second half, with Bridgewater outscoring Ferrum 9-6 in the third quarter, then nipping the Panthers 14-12 in the fourth. Ferrum would get as close as 14 points in the fourth on a pair of free throws by Kayla Cabiness at 7:22 to cut the lead to 47-33.

KEY STATS
Bridgewater: Nettles 10 pts, 14 reb; Pierson 9 pts; Abby Freeman 8 pts; Asbury 7 pts, 7 reb, 3 blocks
Ferrum: Cabiness 9 pts; Martin 8 pts, 5 reb

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back in action Wednesday, January 11, at Hollins University. The ODAC game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 p.m. in Roanoke, Virginia.