BRIDGEWATER, Virginia -- Senior Rashad Reed posted 18 points en route to passing a career scoring milestone in Ferrum College's 88-83 Old Dominion Athletic Conference loss to Bridgewater College Saturday, January 4, at Nininger Hall. Reed becomes the 18th player from Ferrum to score 1,000 career points.

RECORDS
Bridgewater (6-7, 2-2 ODAC)
Ferrum (6-6, 1-2 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Ferrum jumped out to an 8-3 lead on Kajuan Madden-McAfee's layup four minutes into the game. Back-to-back layups by Marcus Plair and Reed gave Ferrum a 12-6 lead at 13:34. A James Smith Jr. layup extended the lead to 21-13 at 9:48. The Eagles used a 24-14 run to close out the first half with a 37-35 lead.

Plair's layup at 16:14 of the second half tied the game at 44-44, then Smith's layup at 14:23 and Reed's three-pointer less than a minute later gave the Panthers a 51-47 lead. Bridgewater went on a 12-5 run over the next three minutes to grab a 59-56 advantage, but Smith drilled a jumper and three-pointer to put the Panthers back on top 61-59 at the 8:06 mark.

A pair of Will Bowser free throws, Liam Caswell three-pointer and Bowser jumper put Bridgewater back in front 66-61 with 7:15 showing on the clock and the Eagles held onto the lead from there.

Ferrum cut it to 79-76 when Plair made a layup with 1:14 left in regulation, then got to within a point at 79-78 when Smith was fouled and sank a pair of free throws with less than a minute to go in regulation. The Eagles closed with a 9-5 run to seal the win.

KEY STATS
Bridgewater: Davrion Grier 25 pts; Chandler Murray 18 pts, 7 reb; Monte Simpkins 11 pts
Ferrum: Smith 28 pts, Reed 18 pts, 6 reb; Plair 12 pts, 8 reb

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Unfortunate result, it is very tough to win ODAC games on the road. We did not shoot or defend like we are capable of. We had the looks we wanted offensively, but were not able to convert at a high enough rate. Defensively, they had too many penetrating drives, which led to rotations and easy opportunities for them. We have to be better and more consistent. I liked our mentality and focus level, but our overall execution needs to improve." --Head Coach Tyler Sanborn

NEXT GAME
Sanborn's squad will be back in action Tuesday, January 7, at home against Guilford College. The ODAC game tips off at 7:00 p.m. in Swartz Gym.