FERRUM, Virginia -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game on senior day to #17 Hampden-Sydney College, 82-77. Before the game started Ferrum's three seniors were honored. 

RECORDS
Hampden-Sydney (19-4, 13-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (9-15, 5-10 ODAC)

THE BASICS
A floater just outside the paint from Deshone Hicks gave Ferrum a 6-2 lead just two minutes into the game. Calvin Washington's jumper extended the lead to double-digits, 16-6 with 12:36 left to play in the half. DJ Wright's three-pointer sparked an 8-0 run for Hampden-Sydney to cut the lead to 20-17. The Panthers maintained the lead the rest of the half, taking a 32-27 after one half of play.

Hicks scored 11 of Ferum's first 15 to start the half out strong and take a 47-33 with 15:46 to play in the game. Davidson Hubbard's layup cut the lead down to five, 47-42 with 12:20 to play. Adam Brazil's three-pointer with 4:08 left to play gave the tigers their first lead of the game, 68-67.

The Tigers used the momentum to go ahead 74-67 with two minutes to play. Hick's drilled a three-pointer to cut the lead to 74-70, with just over a minute remaining. Ryan Clements hit four free throws down the stretch to give Hampden-Sydney 82-75 lead with under 20 seconds to play.

KEY STATS
Hampden-Sydney: Hubbard 12 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast; Josiah Hardy 11 pts, 6 reb; DJ Wright 11 pts
Ferrum: Hicks 26 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb; Washington 22 pts, 6 reb; Kam Harris 14 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will close out the regular season on the road Wednesday, February 15, as they travel down to Guilford in Greensboro, North Carolina. The ODAC tip-off is set for a 7 P.M. start.