Box Score ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina -- Ferrum College picked up its first football win of the season tonight on the road, beating North Carolina Wesleyan University 28-24 in non-conference play at Vernon T. Bradley, Jr. Stadium. Sophomore running back Jahylen Lee rushed for 119 yards and three scores to lead the Panthers.

RECORDS
Ferrum (1-1)
N.C. Wesleyan (0-2)

THE BASICS
Following a scoreless first quarter, Zach Wyatt got Ferrum on the scoreboard with a one-yard rush up the middle at 12:21 and Seth Deaton's PAT gave the Panthers the early 7-0 lead. Anthony Byrd answered for the Battling Bishops with a 15-yard run up the middle at 9:17 of the second and Braxtyn Green's PAT was good was good to tie the game at 7-7.

Chaz Hirschman's 48-yard pass to Christian Drumgoole with Green's PAT made it a 14-7 N.C. Wesleyan lead three minutes later, with the Bishops needing four plays and covering 71 yards. Lee scored his first touchdown of the night on a nine-yard run up the middle with 1:32 left in the first half and Seth Deaton's PAT tied the game 14-14 at the break.

Hirschman hit Drumgoole with a 28-yard scoring strike to open the third quarter at the 12:38 mark, then Green connected on a 42-yard field goal a few minutes later and the Bishops led 24-14. Lee scored back-to-back touchdowns for the Panthers, on runs of 14 yards and eight yards, to end the third quarter and Ferrum took a 28-24 lead into the fourth.

The two teams played tough defense in the fourth quarter, with N.C. Wesleyan taking over on its own 10-yard line with 3:28 left to play. The Bishops drove to the Ferrum 10-yard line, but Ferrum's defense was rock solid from there, stopping four straight plays to preserve the win. The victory was Coach Kevin Sherman's first career win as a head coach.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Lee 17 att, 119 yds, 3 TD; Wyatt 10-17, 120 yds; Hunter Callahan 11 tackles; Zach Daigler 10 tackles
N.C. Wesleyan: Hirschman 19-29, 261 yds, 2 TD; Drumgoole 17 rec, 258 yds, 2 TD; Byrd 29 att, 163 yds, 2 TD; Andrew Broan 10 tackles

UP NEXT
Sherman's team will be back in action Saturday, September 21, at Averett University. This will be a a non-conference game with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff at Danville, Virginia.