LEXINGTON, Virginia - Ferrum College's women's basektball team lost to #16 ranked Washington & Lee this afternoon 63-50. On a cold shooting day, Junior Allyson Cassell led the Panthers in scoring with 13 points and Graduate Student Aisha Martin chipped in ten points.

THE RECORDS
Ferrum 8-6 (3-3)
Washington & Lee 12-2 (4-1)

THE BASICS
Ferrum built an early 13-7 lead in the first six minutes of the game behind hot shooting from beyond the arc. Cassell, Freshman Kleiauna Riddick, and Martin each knocked down early treys to help the Panthers go ahead. The Generals bounced back and were able to bounce back and take a one point lead heading into the second quarter.

The Panthers cooled off in the second quarter and W&L used a 13-2 run over the last six minutes of the half to take a 30-21 lead into intermission. The second half saw Ferrum close the gap to 34-32 on a Martin layup with 4:46 remaining in the period. The Generals used a 20-0 run spanning two quarters to build an insurmountable lead. The Panthers, however, battled back and cut into the lead in the fourth quarter.

W&L was able to control the pace and held a 23-6 advantage in fast break points. That combined with the Panthers shooting 30.6% from the field proved to be to much to overcome.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Cassell 13 pts, 6 reb; Martin 10 pts; Riddick 9 pts, 6 reb; Maslyn Mosbacher 9 pts, 7 reb
Washington & Lee: Sarah Zimmerman 17 pts; Mary Schleusner 14 pts

NEXT UP
Bryan Harvey's team is back in action on Wednesday, January 15th, when they return home to Swartz Gymnasium to take on Greensboro College in a non-conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM.