CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ferrum College dropped a non-conference women's basketball game to Johnson & Wales University tonight on the road, falling 56-53 at JWU Wildcat Center.

RECORDS
Johnson & Wales 7-1
Ferrum 3-5

THE BASICS
Kleiauna Riddick and Maslyn Mosbacher each had a layup and Taryn Blankenship sank a pair of free throws in the first five minute of play en route to a 6-6 tie. Mosbacher and Aleksandra Kubiak each had a basket in the final two and a half minutes of the first quarter to tie the game at 10-10, but JWU closed with a 14-10 lead after one.

The Wildcats extended the lead to 28-23 at the break. Erin Harden had a pair of three-pointers in the third quarter and Allyson Cassell had another three-pointer to help push Ferrum in front 39-38 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
Riddick and Breyana Kimmons had back-to-back layups in the fourth to put Ferrum up 47-42 at 7:26. Sydney Wells made a pair of three-pointers to put Johnson & Wales in front for good at the 5:40 mark, and the Wildcats hug on for the win.
 
KEY STATS
JWU: De'Ashaj Crawford 13 pts; Korletta Daniels 11 pts
Ferrum: Allyson Cassell 8 pts, 8 reb
 
UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back on court Saturday, December 13, at 2:00 p.m. at home against Erskine College. The game will be part of a Conference Carolinas doubleheader that will include the men's game at 4:00 p.m.