BEREA, Ky. -- Ferrum College dropped a USA South men's basketball game to league newcomer Berea College this afternoon on the road, falling 86-73 at the Seabury Center Gymnasium.
RECORDS
Berea (5-10, 2-6 USA South)
Ferrum (3-10, 1-4 USA South)
THE BASICS
Ferrum opened wih an 8-0 run, only to see Berea respond with a 30-2 run to take control of the game. Terique Miller drilled seven three-pointers en route to a game-high 31 points. The Mountaineers out-rebounded Ferrum 40-35. Ferrum's
Nick Helton was on fire from behind the arc as well, going 7-for-13 from downtown.
KEY STATS
Berea: Miller 31 pts, 7 3FG; Torell Carter 21 pts, 9 reb;
Jair Jackson 14 pts, 9 reb; Dyonta Bizzle Brown 13 pts
Ferrum: Helton 23 pts, 7 3FG;
Marcus Huff 17 pts;
Rashad Reed 11 pts
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"We had a great start, 8-0 run to open the game," said Head Coach Tyler Sanborn. "They shifted to zone defensively after a forced timeout, and unfortunately, we were not able to make shots and they did. In the second half, we didn't change much schematically, but we were able to make some of the shots we missed in the first half and we fought back into the game. I'm proud of our guys for never quitting, we were down big and we kept chipping away. I hope moving forward we won't allow our offensive output to affect our defensive effort. We have to mature in that aspect."
NEXT GAME
Sanborn's team will be back in action Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Averett University. The USA South contests gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in Danville, Virginia.
