Ferrum Women Beat Roanoke on the Road

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Feb 5, 2023

Ferrum Women Beat Roanoke on the Road

Aisha Martin had 15 points to lead Ferrum College to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women's basketball road win over Roanoke College, winning 54-50 tonight at the Bast Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (9-12, 5-9 ODAC)
Roanoke (14-6, 8-5 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The two teams played an even first quarter, ending in an 11-11 deadlock. Trina Lewis and Kayla Cabiness hit a three-pointer each to put Ferrum in front 17-11 to open the second quarter. Roanoke battled back with a 7-0 run, grabbing an 18-17 lead on Sayre Brandstatter's three-pointer at 6:30.

Kayleigh Shreffler drilled a three pointer to make it a 20-18 Ferrum lead just 16 seconds later. Brandstatter hit a three-pointer from the right side with under a minute to go that put the Maroons back on top 28-25 at the break.

In the third quarter, Roanoke extended the lead to 10 points, 43-33, after Rose Sande knocked down a three-pointer, then sank a pair of free throws with 3:12 left in the third. Alexis Miller's trey with nine seconds showing on the clock got the lead down to 43-36 headed into the fourth quarter.

Brandstatter's layup at 7:17 of the fourth gave Roanoke a 46-41 lead. Ferrum then went on an 11-2 run over the next seven minutes to surge in front 52-48 on Kayla Cabiness' pair of free throws. Martin and Cabiness each sank a free throw in the waning seconds to help seal the win.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Martin 15 pints, 8 reb, 6 asst; Cabiness 14 pts; Allyson Cassell 8 reb
Sande 15 pts; Brandstatter 12 pts, 6 reb

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"I am super proud of the team. We were able to get a big win tonight. As a coach, I have seen continued improvement throughout the year. We have played some of the better teams well, but just haven't found a way to finish some of those games. Tonight we competed hard for 40 minutes. We got behind by 10-12 in the third quarter, but just kept battling defensively and kept ourself in the game. In the fourth quarter we hit some big shots and really defended well. I couldn't be happier for my players, they needed this. Hopefully this will give us confidence knowing that we can play with the better teams in the conference." --Head Coach Bryan Harvey