FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Information Director
(540) 365-4306
 
January 8, 2003
 
 
Ferrum Women Win at Bridgewater
Panthers Pick Up 57-53 Non-Conference Road Win
 
Ferrum, Va. –  Sophomore Amber Triplett (Bassett, Va./Bassett) drilled five three-pointers tonight, scoring 21 points and leading the Ferrum College women's basketball team to a 57-53 non-conference road win over Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Virginia.
 
Triplett, pictured at right, was 5-of-8 from behind the arc for the Panthers, who improved to 6-1 with the win.  Junior Shermika Harris (Martinsville, Va./Laurel Park) had eight points and 13 rebounds for Ferrum, while senior Tina McBride (Glade Hill, Va./Franklin County) had eight points and 10 boards.

Sophomore Tawanna McCall (Bassett, Va./Bassett) pulled down 13 boards in her first game this season.  She closed the game with five points on 2-of-9 shooting and 13 rebounds in 23 minutes of play.
 
Junior Tanisha Durham (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) had eight points and seven rebounds, and sophomore Tara Toland (North, S.C./North) had seven points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals.
 
Ferrum improves to 6-1 with the win, while Bridgewater falls to 3-5.  The Panthers play next at Medgar Evers College Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. in Brooklyn, N.Y., then at York College Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. in Jamaica, N.Y.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
 
 
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