LYNCHBURG, Virginia -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game on the road to the University of Lynchburg 88-78, in Turner Gymnasium this evening. 

RECORDS
Lynchburg (6-16, 3-10 ODAC)
Ferrum (9-14, 5-9 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Alex Fitch capped off a 7-0 run to start the game with a three-pointer for Lynchburg. Calvin Washington scored Ferrum's next six points and Deshone Hicks added three of his career high 40 points on the night, to cut it to a 11-9 Hornet lead. Trey Pittman hit a pair of free throws to help Lynchburg go on a 14-0 run and give them a 29-11 lead with 7:21 left to play in the half. The Hornets took a 44-29 lead heading into the break. 

After a three minute scoring drought, Fitch nailed a jumper and Washington hit a long jumper to break the drought, for their teams. Jamar Butler hit a jumper in the paint to cut the lead to 60-51 with 9:27 remaining in the game. Lynchburg responded with a run of their own to get the lead back to 20 points, with 4:59 left on a Pittman layup. The Panthers cut that lead in half to close out the game on the road.

KEY STATS
Lynchburg: Fitch, 23 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast; Pittman 16 pts, 3 reb; Miles Taylor 10 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast
Ferrum: Hicks 40 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast; Washington 12 pts, 8 reb; Johnny Franklin 8 pts, 7 reb

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action Saturday, February 11 at home on senior day, as they take on the #17 ranked team in the nation, Hampden-Sydney College. The ODAC game has a tip-off at 2 p.m., in Swartz Gym.