FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College's men's basketball team battled from being down by 11 points late in the game before eventually losing 63-59 to Guilford College in Old DOminion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play this afternoon at Swartz Gym.

RECORDS
Guilford (9-3, 3-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (10-3, 2-2 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Guilford jumped out to a 5-0 lead to open the game, but Ferrum settled in and used an 11-5 run to take an 11-10 lead on Sterling Charles' three-pointer at 11:59. The two teams played tight over the next seven and a half minutes before the Quakers used a 9-2 run to close out first-half scoring on top 29-21 at the break.

Guilford stretched the lead to 35-29 on Gabe Proctor's three-pointer at 17:37, but Ferrum responded with a Charles three-pointer and an Alfredo Abel-Rivera second chance jumper in the paint to get the lead down to 35-31 at the 16:09 mark. A 24-17 Guilford run made the score 59-48, the Quakers' largest lead of the game, with 3:37 left.

Bryant Wall had back-to-back baskets, then Abel-Rivera hit a free throw and Zavier Measmer knocked down a three-pointer to get the lead down to 59-57 with 29 seconds left in regulation. That was as close as Ferrum would get as the Quakers held on for the road win.

KEY STATS
Guilford: Nick Farrer 18 pts, 7 reb, 2 blocks; Dawson Edwards 10 pts; Chase Ellis 10 pts
Tart: Charles Tart III 13 pts; Charles 13 pts; Abel-Riivera 12 pts, 12 reb; Wall 11 pts, 8 reb, 4 blocks

NEXT UP
Coach Pat Corrigan's team will be back in action Wednesday, January 8, at Shenandoah University. The ODAC game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off in Winchester, Virginia.