GREENSBORO, North Carolina - The Ferrum College Women's Basketball team earned a thrilling 60-57 road victory over Guilford College on Wednesday night, handing the Quakers their first loss of the season. With the win, Ferrum improves to 2-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) and 4-1 overall.

The game was a hard-fought battle throughout, with both teams exchanging leads. Junior Allyson Cassell delivered a clutch performance, leading all scorers with 16 points and sinking two critical free throws with 17 seconds left to secure the win for the Panthers.

RECORDS
Ferrum 4-1, 2-0
Guilford 6-1, 1-1

THE BASICS
Ferrum started slow, trailing by 9 points at the end of the first quarter. However, the Panthers responded in the second quarter, scoring the first 6 points to cut the Quakers lead to just 3. Both teams exchanged baskets for the remainder of the half, and Ferrum went into the break trailing by only 2 points.

The Panthers tied the game with seven minutes remaining in the third quarter thanks to a layup from Junior Erin Harden. One minute later, Harden scored again giving the Panthers a lead that they would not relinquish.
With 55 seconds remaining in the game, Guilford tied the score. However, Junior Taryn Blankenship scored an and-one coming out of a Ferrum timeout to put the Panthers ahead by three. Cassell's clutch free throws in the final seconds secured the victory for Ferrum.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Cassell 16 pts, 7 reb; Blankenship 11 pts, 7 reb; Zy'Breayziah Alexander  9 reb, Asya Williams 9 pts
Guilford: Zoe Bayer 15 pts; Briahna Scott 10 pts, 8 reb
 
UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back in action on Saturday, December 7^th against Bridgewater College at home in Swartz Gymnasium. Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m.