Box Score BALTIMORE, Maryland - The Ferrum College women's basketball team beat the University of Notre Dame Maryland this afternoon 63-55. Junior Taryn Blankenship led the Panthers with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Junior Allyson Cassell came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 6 boards. The Panthers never trailed and held the lead for the first 3 quarters of the game. The Gators tied it twice in the fourth quarter before Ferrum pushed ahead for the victory.

RECORDS
Ferrum 6-3 (2-1)
NDM 3-8 (2-2)

THE BASICS
Ferrum shot 50% from the field in the second quarter to take a 35 to 27 lead into the halftime break. The Gators responded in the third quarter outscoring the Panthers by 4to cut the lead to 4 going into the fourth quarter. With 9:21 to go in the game, Amya Durham hit a trey to tie the game at 50. A Cassell basket on the next trip down the floor game the Panthers the 2 point lead. With 4:12 remaining in the game Aisha Martin fouled and the Gators made both free throws to tie the game at 52. Cassell again responded putting the Panthers back up 2. With just under 4 minutes to play the Gators again tied it. However, the Panthers would finish the game on a 9-1 run to secure the victory.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Blankenship 17 pts, 7 reb; Cassell 14 pts, 6 reb; Maslyn Mosbacher 10 pts
College of Notre Dame Maryland: Bethani Newbold 15 pts, 10 reb; Durham 11 pts

UP NEXT
Bryan Harvey's squad will take a break for the holidays and be back in action at the Susan Dunagen Holiday Classic on December 29th when they play Olgethorpe. Tip-off is at 7:00 pm at the Cregger Center on the campus of Roanoke College.