DANVILLE, Virginia -- Four double-figure scorers led the Ferrum College women's basketball team to a 77-61 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) win over Averett University in the Grant Center.
RECORDS
Ferrum (11-13, 7-10 ODAC)
Averett (4-19, 2-14 ODAC)
THE BASICS
Skylar Jones scored the first points of the game for Averett, one minute into the game.
Kayla Cabiness answered with six straight points to give Ferrum a 6-2 lead and did not trail the rest of the game.
Kayleigh Shreffler's three-pointer and jumper helped the panthers grow to a 10 point lead with 1:25 left in the first period.
Jones again scored the Cougars first points of the quarter and put a stop to the Panthers 6-0 run. martin's Three-pointer with a 1:15 gave Ferrum its largest lead of the day, 44-26 as neither team was able to score the remainder of the half. Rayanna Evans three-pointer following a Ferrum turnover cut the lead to 10 points, 52-42 with 2:11 left in the third quarter.
Demeisha Canada's jumper with 3:14 left in the game, put the Panthers up 75-56, their largest lead of the game. Ferrum's defense held strong and didn't allow Averett to score for over two minutes.
KEY STATS
Ferrum: Cabiness 15 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast; Canada 14 pts, 9 reb, 3 stl;
Aisha Martin 13 pts, 7 reb; Shreffler 12 pts
Averett: Elisa Harris 17 pts, 4 reb; Evans 14 pts, 3 reb; Natija Pate 11 pts, 9 reb; Jones 8 pts
UP NEXT
Coach
Bryan Harvey's team will be back in action Wednesday, February 15, for it's final ODAC regular season game of the year against Guilford College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Swartz Gymnasium.