FERRUM, Virginia -- Trina Lewis had a game-high 24 points as Ferrum College beat Salem College 84-70 in non-conference women's basketball action tonight at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Ferrum (6-5)
Salem (5-3)

THE BASICS
Salem grabbed the early 5-2 lead, only to see Ferrum use a 10-2 run to grab a 12-7 lead on Kayla Cabiness' jumper in the paint mid-way through the first quarter. A Taryn Blankenship jumper made it a 20-13 just under the three minute mark of the first, and the Panthers eventually closed out the quarter on top, 25-20. Following a tight second quarter, Ferrum took a 47-44 lead into the break.

Ferrum opened the third quarter with an 11-0 run that widened the gap to 58-44, then eventually made in a 16-point game at 62-46 on a layup by Lewis at the 5:07 mark. Lewis would later in the quarter hit another jumper in the paint that would give Ferrum its largest lead of the game, 68-51, with 2:20 left in the third.

The Panthers then took a 68-59 lead into the fourth quarter. The two teams played neck and neck down the stretch, but Ferrum answered every Salem basket with a key bucket at the other end of the floor. Allyson Cassell scored Ferrum's final five points of the game, with a three-pointer at 2:31 and a layup with 53 seconds left in regulation.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Lewis 24 pts, 12 reb; Cassell 23 pts, 12 reb; Cabiness 19 pts
Salem: Dione Sampson 21 pts; Cre Bass 13 pts; Alize Munn 12 pts; Ti'Erra Lee 11 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be idle for the Christmas holiday, then returns to the court Saturday, December 30, at home against Meredith College. The non-conference game is set for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off at Swartz Gym.