Roanoke Sun

Ferrum Falls to Hampden-Sydney on the Road

Hampden-Sydney, Virginia -- Ferrum College men's basketball fell to Hampden-Sydney College tonight, 94-74 in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium in Old Dominion Athletic Conference(ODAC) play tonight.
 RECORDS
Hampden-Sydney (11-4, 6-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (7-8, 3-3 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Hampden-Sydney jumped out to an early nine point lead, 17-8 with 14:20 in the first quarter. Ayman McGowans three-pointer sparked a 15-2 run over a three minute span, to give the Tigers a 34-15 lead with 10:18 left in the first half.

Hampden-Sydney continued to grow on their large lead, growing it to 23 with just under three minutes to play in the half. Deshone Hicks hit a three-pointer just before the buzzer sounded, to make it 54-34 in favor of the Tigers.

Calvin Washington hit a jumper to break a scoreless first minute of play by both teams in the second half. Hampden-Sydney was able to grow their lead to its largest at 29 points with under eight minutes left in the game. Ferrum closed the game out on a 15-2 run, with Washington scoring nine of his 22 points during a five minute stretch.

KEY STATS
Hampden-Sydney: Ryan Clements 19 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast; DJ Wright 14 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast; Josiah Hardy 13 pts, 10 reb
Ferrum: Hicks 25 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast; Washington 22 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast; Johnny Franklin 8 pts

NEXT UP
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back on the court Saturday, January 14, at home against Eastern Mennonite University. The ODAC game is scheduled to tip off at 4:30 p.m. at Swartz Gym. 

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