 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Contact: Sarah
Kaur and Michelle Martin,
Sports Info. Interns
- (540) 365-4306
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- November
21, 2003
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- Ferrum
Men Open with Road Win
- Panthers Defeat Huntingdon 70-65 at Georgia Tournament
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The
Ferrum College men's basketball team opened the 2003-04 season
with a win tonight at the 2003
Great South/USA South Tip-Off Classic, being played Nov. 21-22
at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia.
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- The Panthers
defeated Huntingdon College 70-65 to open their season at
1-0. Freshman guard Rob
Fuller (Timberlake,
N.C./Person Co.),
pictured above, led Ferrum with 21 points on 7-12 shooting
in a superb career debut for the Panthers.
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- Senior
forward Kevin
Aigbe (Nashville, Tenn./Volunteer State CC) had 12 points and
eight rebounds in the win. Freshman forward Kendrick
Holley (Winston-Salem, N.C./No. Forsyth) was also solid in his collegiate debut, recording 12 points
and six rebounds. Sophomore center Doug
Griffy (Woodstock, Va./C. Woodstock) chimed in with nine points for Ferrum, which led
34-31 at halftime.
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- Ferrum will face tournament host Piedmont College
Saturday at 8 p.m. The Lions were 81-75 winners over
Greensboro College in tonight's nightcap. For more information, please
contact the sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
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