VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Ferrum College men's basketball team fell on the road this afternoon, 72-56 to Virginia Wesleyan University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play.

RECORDS
Virginia Wesleyan (16-6, 7-6 ODAC)
Ferrum (14-8, 5-8 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Darwin Randolph's steal led to an easy layup and Bryant Wall's two jumpers put Ferrum ahead 6-2 just over one minute into the game. Miles Wallace hit a 3-pointer, giving Virginia Wesleyan their first lead of the game, 10-8 and did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the game.

Jikari Johnson's jumper and 3-pointer pulled the Panthers within two twice with 10 minutes to play in the first half. Paul Anderson's jumper for the Marlins with 2:02 remaining in the first half, pushed the lead to ten 36-26. VWU held a double digit lead going into halftime 41-30. 

Down by 15 just over a minute into the start of the second half, Ferrum used a 8-0 run to pull with seven, capped by Tahli Oden's layup with 16:09 on the clock. VWU responded with a 11-3 run over the next six minutes, giving them a double digit 56-40 with just under 11 minutes left in the game. 

Braden Justice's pair of free throws gave the Marlins their largest lead of the game, 72-46 and their final points of the game with 3;37 remaining. Ferrum closed out the game on a 10-0 run the final three and half minutes. 

KEY STATS
VWU: Waylo Wilson 11 pts, 7 reb; Khai Seargant 10 pts, 4 reb; Amari Moore 10 pts 5 reb; Anderson 10 pts
Ferrum: Wall 15 pts, 8 reb, 3 blk; Calvin Washington 10 pts, 4 reb; Johnson 9 pts, 4 reb

UP NEXT
Coach Patrick Corrigan's squad will be on the road next Saturday, February 10 as they take on nationally ranked Randolph-Macon College. The ODAC game tips-off at 2:00 p.m. in Ashland, Virginia.