ASHLAND, Virginia -- Ferrum College men's basketball team fell to fourth-ranked Randolph-Macon College on the road this afternoon, 64-40 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play.
RECORDS
RMC (20-1,13-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (14-9, 5-9 ODAC)
THE BASICS
Tahli Oden's layup gave Ferrum the early 2-0 lead just over a minute into the game. Will Coble's layup on the other end started a 19-0 for Randolph-Macon and gave them the lead for the rest of the game.
Alfredo Abel-Rivera stopped the scoring drought for the Panthers with a layup with 11:01 to play in the first half. Ferrum ended the half on a 10-2, trailing 33-17 at the half.
Jikari Johnson's steal turned into an easy transition dunk on the other end, cutting the lead to 40-23 with just under 17 minutes left in the game.
Bryant Wall's dunk with 7:53 remaining, brought the lead under 20, 51-39 The Yellow Jackets maintained a 20 point lead for the remainder of the game.
KEY STATS
RMC: Margad Choijilsuren 11 pts, 8 reb; Daniel Mbangue 8 pts, 8 reb; Malcolm Hodges 8 pts, 5 reb; Coble and Lance Johnson 8 pts each
Ferrum: Johnson 13 pts, 3 stl, 2 reb; Abel-Riveria 8 pts, 4 reb; Oden 6 pts, 3 ast
UP NEXT
Coach
Patrick Corrigan's team will be back in action next Wednesday, February 14 at home against Bridgewater College. The ODAC game tips-off at 7:00 p.m. following the women's game at 5:00 p.m. in Swartz Gym.