BLUFFTON, S.C. -- The Ferrum College women's basketball team made its NCAA Div. II debut at the 2025 Regional Challenge, at host USC Beaufort tonight on the road, falling 75-66 at the Cove.

RECORDS
USA Beaufort 1-0
Ferrum 0-1

THE BASICS
Host USC Beaufort led 14-10 after the first quarter, but Ferrum rallied with a big second quarter to take a 33-27 halftime lead. The Sand Sharks outscored Ferrum 15-14 in the third quarter, but the Panthers still clung to a 47-42 lead after three quarters. 

Maslyn Mosbacher's layup with 4:43 left in the game was Ferrum's final lead at 56-53. USCB's Taniyah Bowman sank a free throw and Madison Self converted a layup to tie the score at 56-56 before the Sand Sharks began to pull away. Bowman's free throw with 33 seconds left in regulation gave USC Beaufort its largest lead of the game at 75-64.

KEY STATS
USCB: Lydia Gattozzi 22 pts, 10 reb; Taniyah Bowman 18 pts; Sami Bardonaro 15 pts; Janiyah Heyward 13 pts, 11 reb
Ferrum: Taryn Blankenship 16 pts; Dezariyah Clark 14 pts; Allyson Cassell 15 pts, 6 reb

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back in action Saturday, November 15, against Georgian Southestern State University at 5:30 p.m. in Bluffton, South Cafrolina.