ASHLAND, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference men's basketball game to #4-ranked Randolph-Macon College, falling 57-40 at Crenshaw Gym.

RECORDS
Randolph-Macon (13-1, 5-0 ODAC)
Ferrum (7-7, 2-3 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The Yellow Jackets raced out to a 9-0 lead in front of the home crowd of 665 fans. Rashad Reed got Ferrum on the scoreboard when he buried a three-pointer at 16:23, then Marcus Plair hit a jumper and Kajuan Madden-McAfee sank a three-pointer to make it a 9-8 game at 15:02.

Randolph-Macon used an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to push the lead to 17-8, then an 18-10 run to extend the lead to 35-18 at the break.

A 6-0 run to open the second half put the Yellow Jackets out in front 41-18 at the 16:03 mark. Ferrum trailed by as many as 25 points in the second half.

KEY STATS
Randolph-Macon: Miles Mallory 19 pts, 11 reb; Buzz Anthony, 8 pts, 6 reb, 9 asst
Ferrum: Madden-McAfee 6 pts; Everett Palmer 6 pts; Plair 5 pts, 9 reb

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Tough game. Credit Randolph-Macon, they are really good across the board. We executed our game plan defensively; in the first half, they made tough shots and built a sizable lead. Then in the second half, I felt like we defended more consistently and held them to 22 points. The biggest issue for us was our shot making ability. They were long, athletic and super disciplined defensively, which made it really difficult for us to score. We started forcing too much and I thought we were trying to make home run plays, instead of staying the course and doing what we are supposed to do. It's a tough place to play, especially with a team of their caliber and an atmosphere like they had today. We have to turn the page and get back to work on Monday." --Head Coach Tyler Sanborn

NEXT GAME
Sanborn's team will back in action Wednesday, January 15, at home against Roanoke College. The ODAC game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off at Swartz Gym.