Tara Toland scored 30 points in the win over Chowan College.
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February 20, 2005


Ferrum Splits Basketball Doubleheader at Chowan
Women Win 85-78, Men Fall 89-76

MURFREESBORO, N.C.  – Ferrum's College's women erased a 14-point deficit to claim an 85-78 non-conference basketball win over Chowan College.  In the nightcap, the Ferrum men fell to the Braves, 89-76.

       Men's Box Score         Women's Box Score

Ferrum (14-11) was led by senior Tara Toland (North, S.C./North), who continued her sterling play of late, scoring 30 points and dishing out seven assists.  Toland scored 31 points in a road win over North Carolina Wesleyan College yesterday.

Sophomore Aline Alzime (Leesburg, Va./Stonebridge) added 22 points for Ferrum, which trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half and was down 46-41 at halftime.  Senior Angie VonWergers (Albany, N.Y./Hudson Valley College) contributed 12 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Chowan (18-7) got 15 points and 12 rebounds from Keyon Sellers, while Kara Jackson had 15 points and 10 assists.  The Braves won the battle of the boards 47-35. 

With the win, Ferrum closes out regular season action with a 5-0 run.  Coach Donna Doonan's team earned a runner-up finish in the USA South Athletic Conference regular season standings and will now host a USA South Tournament quarterfinal game against North Carolina Wesleyan Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m.

          2005 USA South Women's & Men's Basketball Tournament Pairings

In the men's game, freshman Kenny Johnson (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls) knocked down 20 points and had 11 assists in the loss.   Sophomores Ken Holley (Winston-Salem, N.C./No. Forsyth) and Keith Harris (Ringgold, Va./Dan River) had 13 points each, while sophomore Rob Fuller (Timberlake, N.C./Person County) and freshman Rafael Holland (Palmyra, Va./Fork Union) had 10 each.

Chowan (14-11) was led by Montino Williams' 30 points.  Roland Brown added 20 points and 12 rebounds.  Ferrum led 40-37 at halftime. 

Ferrum (7-18) finished sixth in the USA South regular season standings and will face #3 seed Averett University Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the USA South Tournament.  The entire tournament will be hosted by Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

For more information on the USA South Athletic Conference women's and men's basketball tournaments, please visit the USA South web site at www.usasouth.net.
 
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