FERRUM, Va. -- Gerren Jones had 22 points to lead Ferrum College to a Conference Carolinas men's basketball win at home, 100-93 at Swartz Gym. The win capped a league sweep, following Ferrum's 77-59 win in the women's game, played earlier in the afternoon.

RECORDS
Ferrum 4-6, 3-2 CC
Converse 5-6, 3-3 CC

MILESTONE 
Alfredo Abel-Rivera scored his 1000th career point early in the game when he made a layup to make it a 5-3 game less than two minutes in. Abel-Rivera closed the game with 18 points, making him the 20th men's basketball player to join the 1000-Point Club. He currently sits in 19th place on the list with 1017 career points.

THE BASICS
An Abel-Rivera free throw at 16:41 put Ferrum on top 12-2. Rodrigo Farias made a layup at 11:13 of the first half to give the Panthers a 20-9 lead. Eden Davis would make a layup with four seconds left in the half to give Ferrum a 39-30 lead at the break. 

Amaris Hunt hit a three-pointer a minute and a half into the second half to put Ferrum out in front by 15 points, 47-32. Jones' layup at 4:09 equaled that lead and made it a 79-64 Panther lead, then Abdulh Diaby's tip-in at 3:33 gave Ferrum the largest lead of the game, 81-64. The Valkyries never got closer than seven points down the stretch as Ferrum hung on to complete the Conference Carolinas sweep.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Jones 22 pts; Able-Rivera had 18 pts, 9 reb; Farias 16 pts, 5 asst; Diaby 12 pts; Sterling Charles 10 pts
Converse: Will Fowler 37 pts; Jordyn Surratt 21 pts, 11 reb; Tre Locklear 10 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action Wednesday, January 7, at home against Barton College. The game will be the second half of a league doubleheader, with the women playing at 5:00 p.m. and the men to follow at 7:00 p.m.