FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College's women's basketball team picked up its fourth consecutive win tonight at home, beating Eastern Mennonite University 50-40 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Ferrum (10-14, 7-10 ODAC)
Eastern Mennonite (10-14, 5-12 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Eastern Mennonite held the Panthers to just six first-quarter points, en route to a 13-6 lead after one quarter. Ferrum got within three points three times in the second quarter, including Allyson Cassell's jumper at 1:54 to cut it to 23-20. The Eagles closed out the quarter with a three-pointer from Kayla Surles at 0:45, then Ferrum's Trina Lewis made a layup with five seconds left to make it a 27-22 game at the break.

Ferrum came alive in the third quarter, using an 8-0 run to erase a 29-24 deficit and take a 32-29 lead at 3:01 following a pair of Kayla Cabiness jumpers.

The Panthers closed out the third in front 34-33. Ferrum opened the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run, fueled by jumpers from Taryn Blankenship, Cassell, Trina Lewis and Cabiness, plus a free throw from Lewis to take a 43-36 lead. Ferrum's largest lead came with 18 seconds left in the game when Blankenship hit a jumper to make it a 50-38 game.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Lewis 17 pts, 7 reb; Cabiness 11 pts, 5 asst; Blankenship 8 pts, 10 reb
EMU: Surles 12 pts; Mya Hamlet 9 pts, 5 reb

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will close out regular season play Saturday, February 17, at Randolhp-Macon College., The ODAC game is set for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off in Ashland, Virginia.