RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Marcus Neal had a game-high 22 points to lead Ferrum College to a 74-68 non-conference men's basketball road win over William Peace University tonight at Hermann Student Center.

RECORDS
Ferrum (5-7)
William Peace (4-5)

THE BASICS
Calvin Washington's layup at 15:22 of the first half gave Ferrum a commanding 13-2 lead early on. Neal hit a three-pointer at 11:37 to make it a 19-8 game at 11:37, then Tahli Oden's pair of free throws with 1:02 left in the first half pushed the lead to 12 points, 36-24, at the break.

William Peace used a 21-10 run to open the second half to get within a point at 46-45 on Beau Bryant's three-pointer at the 12:24 mark. Ferrum steadily pulled away and eventually opened a pair of 12-points leads in the second half en route to the road win. The win avenged a 74-63 loss to the Pacers November 8 in Ferrum to open the season.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Neal 22 pts; Washington 14 pts; Johnny Franklin 10 pts
William Peace: Timothy Pettiford 19 pts; Bryant 13 pts, 2 reb; Michael Dulin 13 pts

NEXT UP
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back on court Wednesday, January 4, at home against Shenandoah University. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference game is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. at Swartz Gym.