BRIDGEWATER, Virginia -- Ferrum College posted a come-from behind football win over Bridgewater College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play, winning 14-10 this afternoon at Jopson Athletic Complex.

RECORDS
Ferrum (4-1, 1-1 ODAC)
Bridgewater (2-4, 0-3 ODAC)

THE BASICS
After trailing 10-0 at the break, the Panthers rallied to score a pair of touchdowns and played flawless defense in the second half.

The Eagles opened scoring with Jackson Hendren's 21-yard field goal at 5:40 of the first quarter. Demetreus Jalepes made it a 10-0 game at 6:24 of the sccond quarter when he plunged in from two yards out, capping a 13-play, 80-yard drive.

The Panthers got going early in the third quarter, with Zac Smiley scoring from a yard out at the 11:29 mark to cap a nine-play, 72-yard drive and trim the score to 10-7.

A defensive battle ensued for the next quarter and a half. Ferrum punted with 4:39 left in the fourth quarter, but the Panther defense held and forced the Eagles to punt the ball back and Ferrum took over on its own 34 yard line with three minutes left to play.

Six plays later, Jones connected with Nic Cook for a 26-yard touchdown strike and the PAT put Ferrum on top for the first time all day, 14-10, with 1:40 left in regulation. 

The Eagles took over on their own 33 yard line and drove to the Ferrum 34, where they faced fourth and 10. Ja'Kari Williams stepped in and picked off backup quarterback Kenneth McCray's pass at the Panther 12 yard line and Ferrum ran the clock out from there.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Jones 11-29 passing, 180 yds, 1 TD; Daniel Lamb 5 rec, 68 yds; Billy Higgins 11 tackles
Bridgewater: Matt Lawton 15-26 passing, 165 yds; Jelepes 16 carries, 93 yds, 1 TD; Brett Tharp 11 tackles

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"We got off to a slow start offensively. Super proud of our defense for standing up throughout the course of the day in some tough situations. After coming off a tough loss last week, Coach McCray and his staff put together a great plan and we hung in there all day. We had some adversity in the first half, but caught fire with an early score in the third quarter, always good to score on your first possession after halftime. We went cold again, but hung in there and put together a great drive at the end. Really proud of Titus, and Coach Summers did a great job at the end with adjustments and just taking what they gave us. Bridgewater double-teamed Tmahdae Penn all day long and kind of took him out, so we had to find some other answers. I think we grew up a bit as a team today, and this was a great team win." --Head Coach Cleive Adams

UP NEXT
Adams' team will be back in action Saturday, October 16, at home against Shenandoah University. The ODAC game is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start at W.B. Adams Stadium and is the marquis event of Ferrum's Homecoming Weekend.