EMORY, Va. – Ferrum College's men's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season with a road win at Emory & Henry University, defeating the Wasps 75-68 tonight at Bob Johnson Court at the King Center.
RECORDS
Ferrum 1-0
Emory & Henry 0-1
THE BASICS
Ferrum trailed 27–22 with 4:48 remaining in the first half but used a 16–6 run to take a 38–33 halftime lead.
Alejandro Ford's jumper at 2:48 gave the Panthers a 31–29 advantage, while
Lenair Young's three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining capped the run and sent Ferrum into the break ahead by five.
In the second half,
Amaris Hunt's three-pointer at the 12-minute mark gave Ferrum a 49–44 lead.
MJ Winstead's layup at 9:58 extended the advantage to 56–49, while Hunt converted a pair of free throws at 5:43 to push the Panthers' lead to 67–58.
Emory & Henry made a late push, cutting the deficit to 69–66 on an Isaac Hymes layup with 1:52 remaining.
Tailon Manson grabbed a rebound following a missed jumper by the Wasps, drew a foul and converted both free throws to give Ferrum a 71–66 advantage with 39 seconds remaining. The Panthers held on from there to secure the season-opening road victory.
KEY STATS
Ferrum: Manson 13 pts; Winstead 12 pts; Ford 11 pts; Sellars 10 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast; Hunt 10 pts
Emory & Henry: Hymes 18 pts; Howard 16 pts, 9 reb; Smith 11 pts; Harris 10 pts
UP NEXT
Coach James Johnson's team will be back in action Saturday, November 14, against Salem University. The non-conference game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. in Fairmont, West Virginia.
