SALEM, Virginia -- Aisha Martin had 15 points to lead Ferrum College to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women's basketball road win over Roanoke College, winning 54-50 tonight at the Bast Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-12, 5-9 ODAC)
Roanoke (14-6, 8-5 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The two teams played an even first quarter, ending in an 11-11 deadlock. Trina Lewis and Kayla Cabiness hit a three-pointer each to put Ferrum in front 17-11 to open the second quarter. Roanoke battled back with a 7-0 run, grabbing an 18-17 lead on Sayre Brandstatter's three-pointer at 6:30.

Kayleigh Shreffler drilled a three pointer to make it a 20-18 Ferrum lead just 16 seconds later. Brandstatter hit a three-pointer from the right side with under a minute to go that put the Maroons back on top 28-25 at the break.

In the third quarter, Roanoke extended the lead to 10 points, 43-33, after Rose Sande knocked down a three-pointer, then sank a pair of free throws with 3:12 left in the third. Alexis Miller's trey with nine seconds showing on the clock got the lead down to 43-36 headed into the fourth quarter.

Brandstatter's layup at 7:17 of the fourth gave Roanoke a 46-41 lead. Ferrum then went on an 11-2 run over the next seven minutes to surge in front 52-48 on Kayla Cabiness' pair of free throws. Martin and Cabiness each sank a free throw in the waning seconds to help seal the win.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Martin 15 pints, 8 reb, 6 asst; Cabiness 14 pts; Allyson Cassell 8 reb
Sande 15 pts; Brandstatter 12 pts, 6 reb

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"I am super proud of the team. We were able to get a big win tonight. As a coach, I have seen continued improvement throughout the year. We have played some of the better teams well, but just haven't found a way to finish some of those games. Tonight we competed hard for 40 minutes. We got behind by 10-12 in the third quarter, but just kept battling defensively and kept ourself in the game. In the fourth quarter we hit some big shots and really defended well. I couldn't be happier for my players, they needed this. Hopefully this will give us confidence knowing that we can play with the better teams in the conference." --Head Coach Bryan Harvey

NEXT UP
Harvey's team will be back in action Saturday, February 4, at Randolph College. The ODAC game tips off at 2:00 p.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia.