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Senior Amber Triplett
with her parents and Coach Donna Doonan after she scored
her 1000th career point against Averett. |
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Contact: Kyle Smith Sports
Information Intern
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February 16, 2005
Ferrum Women Rout Averett, 81-48
Triplett Scores 1000th Career Point
Ferrum, Va.
– The Ferrum College women's basketball team picked up an 81-48
win over Averett University tonight at home in its final regular
season game of the season.
Official Box
Score
Senior
Amber Triplett (Bassett, Va./Bassett) scored her 1000th career
point tonight. She is the 13th member of Ferrum's 1000 Point
Club.
Ferrum (11-11, 9-3 USA South) was led by sophomore
Aline
Alzime (Leesburg, Va./Stonebridge) with 24
points and 12 rebounds. Senior
Angie
VonWergers (Albany, N.Y./Hudson Valley College) added 15
points and eight rebounds, while freshman
Brittany
Kellam (Collinsville, Va./Magna Vista) and Triplett each had
10 points.
- The Panther started the game hot, taking a 37-23
lead into halftime. In the second period, things only got
worse for the Cougars as Ferrum increased its lead by 30 points.
 Averett
(9-12, 5-7) was led by Hanna Taylor with 23 points and nine
rebounds.
Ferrum's women and men will be back in action this weekend, Feb. 19-20, Saturday
at North Carolina Wesleyan College and Sunday at Chowan College.
Both doubleheaders will see the women tip off at 2 p.m., with the
men to follow at 4 p.m.
The Ferrum women will host a USA South Tournament first round game
next Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. against an opponent yet to be
determined.
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