 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
- (540) 365-4306
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- November
22, 2003
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- Panthers
Sweep Two on the Road
- Ferrum Men Defeat Huntingdon 70-65 & Piedmont 97-63
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The
Ferrum College men's basketball team picked up its second win in
as many nights with a 97-63 romp over host Piedmont College in the
second day of action at the 2003 Great South/USA South Tip-Off
Classic in Demorest, Georgia. The tournament was hosted by
Piedmont.
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- Freshman forward Kirk
Melvin (Ashburn,
Va./Broad Run)
led the Panthers with 19 points on 7-11 shooting from the floor,
including a 4-5 clip from behind the three-point line.
Freshman guard Rob
Fuller (Timberlake,
N.C./Person County),
had 16 points on 6-8 shooting, including 4-4 from behind the arc.
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- Freshman forward Kendrick
Holley (Winston-Salem, N.C./No. Forsyth
) had 11 points, while senior
forward Kevin
Aigbe (Nashville, Tenn./Volunteer State CC) had eight points
and six rebounds.
In all, 12 players scored for
Ferrum. The panthers led 56-34 at halftime.
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- Fuller and Aigbe were named to the All-Tournament
team. Fuller had 37 points, five rebounds, and four steals
in the two-day tournament. Aigbe, pictured above, had 20
points, 14 rebounds, and five assists. The Panthers
defeated Huntingdon College 70-65 in the first day of the
tournament.
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- Tonight's win marks the first time in over 10
years that Ferrum has opened the season at 2-0. The last
time was in the 1991-92, when the Panthers opened the season at
8-0.
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- Ferrum returns to action Tuesday, Nov. 25,
hosting Hampden-Sydney College. The Tigers finished 28-4
last year, advancing to the NCAA Division III Final Four.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. For more information, please
contact the sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
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