FERRUM, Va. -- Kleiauna Riddick led Ferrum College with 14 points in a Conference Carolinas women's basketball win at home over Converse University, winning 77-59 this afternoon at Swartz Gym. The game was the first half of a league doubleheader that saw the men hang on for a 100-93 win over the Valkyries for the sweep.

RECORDS
Ferrum 5-8, 3-2 CC
Converse 1-13, 0-6 CC

THE BASICS
Ferrum jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter, then exploded for 25 points in the second quarter to take a 43-18 lead into the break. 

At 5:38 of the third quarter, Riddick's pair of free throws gave Ferrum a 27-point lead at 50-23, and Sofia Ponce's jumper with one second left in the quarter equaled the margin at 61-34.

A Riddick layup at 4:03 of the fourth quarter gave the Panthers their largest lead of the game, 31 points, making it a 74-43 game. Ferrum hung on for the win, with all 17 players seeing time on the floor.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Riddick 14 pts; Zy'Breayziah Alexander 9 pts, 10 reb
Converse: Andrea Gutierrez Ciordia 16 pts, 8 reb; Mazie Helpman 10 pts; Madison Fileen 10 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back on the court Wednesday, January 7, at home in another Conference Carolinas doubleheader, this time against Barton College. The women's game is set to tip off at 5:00 p.m., with the men to follow at 7:00 p.m.