LEXINGTON, Va. -- Ferrum College's men's basketball team suffered an 82-58 non-conference loss this afternoon to Washington and Lee University on the road.
RECORDS
Washington and Lee (4-2)
Ferrum (1-4)
THE BASICS
Washington and Lee jumped out to a 10-0 lead to open the game. It took the Panthers 3:40 to get on the scoreboard with
Carrington Young's layup.
Marcus Huff's three-pointer at 9:13 of the first half would get Ferrum to within a point at 19-18, but the Generals responded with a 17-3 run tht put the game out of reach at 36-21 headed into the break.
KEY STATS
W&L: Devin Kearns 18 pts; Clayton Murtha 18 pts; Roy McMillan 17 pts
Ferrum:
Josh Dudley 18 pts; 11 reb; Huff 12 pts, 7 reb;
Rashad Reed 10 pts
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"We just didn't have it today," said Head Coach Tyler Sanborn. "Defensively we didn't play with the toughness or energy that we need to compete. We were unorganized offensively from the tip, never could get into a rhythm with our schemes. Credit them for keeping us off balance, but we didn't have the level of focus we needed. Our non-conference schedule has been really difficult, especially without Dudley in the first game and then
Josh Grimard for the remainder. We have to remain positive, I'm confident we can get it going once everyone buys into the detail and focus that every possession of every game requires."
NEXT GAME
Sanborn's team will be back in action Wednesday, Dec. 13 at home against Averett University. The USA South opener gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in Swartz Gym.
