SALEM, Virginia -- Gerren Jones had a game-high 28 points, but #6 seed Ferrum College dropped its quarterfinal game in the 2025 ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament at #3 seed Roanoke College, falling 89-75 to the Maroons tonight at the Cregger Center. Roanoke is currently ranked #19 nationally by d3hoops.com.

RECORDS
#19 Roanoke (22-4)
Ferrum (17-9)

THE BASICS
Jones made one of two free throws two and a half minutes into the game to spot Ferrum a 5-3 lead. Roanoke went on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to grab a, 11-5 lead. The two teams played fairly even through the rest of the first half, with Ferrum retaking a 27-26 lead on Tae Allen's layup with 6:25 remaining in the first half. Roanoke then used a 14-9 run to take a 42-36 at the break.

Allen drained a three-pointer less than a minute into the second half to cut the lead to 42-39, and that was as close as the Panthers would get. Roanoke pulled away from there, and Jackson Bell's dunk with 54 seconds left in the game gave the Maroons their largest lead of the game at 87-72. The Maroons closed the game with five players in double figure scoring.

KEY STATS
Roanoke: Bell 21 pts; Joshua McClary 20 pts; Marcus Morgan 14 pts; Gavin O'Malley 11 pts; Joshua Morse 10 pts
Ferrum: Jones 28 pts; Alfredo Abel-Rivera 11 pts; Allen 11 pts

UP NEXT
The loss closed out the 2024-25 season for third-year Head Coach Patrick Corrigan's team. The Panthers will transition to the NCAA Div. II ranks in time for the 2025-26, and will be competing in Conference Carolinas.