FERRUM, Va. – The Ferrum College women's basketball team beat UNC Pembroke in Conference Carolinas action at home, winning 58-53 tonight at Swartz Gym. The game was part of a league doubleheader in which Ferrum's also emerged victorious. 

RECORDS
Ferrum 8-16, 6-10 CC
UNC Pembroke 9-12, 9-5 CC

THE BASICS
Back-to-back layups by Sofia Ponce and Breyana Kimmons opened a 4-0 lead for the Panthers, but UNC Pembroke responded with a 7-0 run to take the lead. Ferrum answered that with a 9-2 run to go back out in front, with Aleksandra Kubiak's three-pointer at 2:13 making it a 13-9 game. Kimmons made a layup, was fouled and made the ensuing free throw to close out the first quarter with Ferrum on top 18-11. The second quarter was a tight affair, and Ferrum held a 28-25 lead at the break.
 
Ponce had a put-back layup to open the third quarter and extend the lead to 30-25, but UNC Pembroke rallied to tie the game at 32-32. Ponce and Kimmons had layups to make it a 36-32 Ferrum lead with just over five minutes left in the third, then Kleiauna Riddick made a reverse layup to make it a 38-34 lead at 3:02. The Braves closed to within a basket, 38-36, at the end of the third.
 
Tiana Spann made a pair of baskets early in the fourth quarter, and teammate Keziyah Sanders added a layup to give Pembroke a 42-41 lead at 6:46. Kimmons dropped a three-pointer at 5:32 to put Ferrum back on top 46-44, but the Braves answered at the other end of the floor with a basket to tie the game. Kimmons then drove the lane, was fouled while making a layup then converted the ensuing free throw to make it a 49-46 game at 4:46.
 
Taryn Blankenship made two free throws, then Kimmons made a driving layup to put Ferrum in front 52-49 with just under three minutes remaining in regulation. Kimmons made a pair of free throws with 46 seconds left to give Ferrum a 55-51 lead. Mosbacher drove the lane and made a layup with 11.5 seconds left to give Ferrum a 57-33 lead, then made one of two free throws with one second left for the final count.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Breyana Kimmons 19 pts; Ponce 14 pts
UNCP: Natalie Evington 12 pts; Spann 12 pts

UP NEXT
Coach Bryan Harvey's team will be back in action Saturday, February 14, at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina. The Conference Carolinas doubleheader is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. women's game and the men to follow at 4:00 p.m.