RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Ferrum College's women's basketball team opened the season today with a non-conference road win over Meredith College, winning 50-48 this afternoon at Weatherspoon Athletic Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (1-0)
Meredith (0-1)

THE BASICS
Meredith led by as many as 13 points in the first half, only to see Ferrum battle back to get within six points at the break.

Meredith led 38-31 after the third quarter, but Ferrum outscored the Avenging Angels 19-10 in the fourth to win.

Ferrum trailed 48-47 with seven seconds left in regulation when Aisha Martin drove the baseline and hit Jacy Marvin cutting to the basket. Marvin converted a floater to give the Panthers a 49-48 lead.

Meredith called a timeout, but had none left and was assessed a technical foul. Marvin stepped up to the line and hit one of two free throws to make it 50-48. Meredith's Kate Perko, who had a game-high 20 points, missed the desperation three-pointer at the buzzer.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Cameron Hawkins 13 pts, 9 reb; Aisha Martin 13 pts; DeMeisha Canada 15 reb
Meredith: Kate Perko 20 pts, 7 reb; Piper Carriere 4 asst

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Great win to open the season. We struggled for three quarters to score, but never quit. Some shots started to fall in the fourth quarter and I felt like we made some nice plays down the stretch. I liked the way we shared the ball late. We were  looking to make the right basketball plays. When we do that it is fun to watch. It was a typical first game with a lot of mistakes, but those are things we can clean up. The effort was good. It's definitely nice to start the season with a win on the road!" --Head Coach Bryan Harvey

UP NEXT
Harvey's squad will be back in action Thursday, November 11, at home against Greensboro College. The non-conference game is scheduled to tip off at 5:00 p.m. in Swartz Gymnasium.