Junior C Ali Davenport Career-High 33 pts.

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November 25, 2006
 

Davenport Has Career Game as Ferrum Women Defeat Guilford

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  --  Junior center Ali Davenport (Baton Rouge, La./Runnels) had a career-high 33 points on 14-of-16 shooting to help the Ferrum College women's basketball team pull out an 84-73 win over Guilford College this afternoon. 

Official Box Score

The non-conference game was played at Methodist College's Cross Creek/Innkeeper Turkey Shootout.  Davenport also had eight rebounds and an assist in the win, going 5-7 at the free-thrown line. 

In another well-balanced scoring effort for Coach Bryan Harvey's team, the Panthers had four players score in double digits.  Freshman forward Tonya Wright (Bland, Va./Bland County) had 18 points and six rebounds, senior guard Aline Alzime (Leesburg, Va./Stonebridge) had eight 13 points and six rebounds and senior guard Quanita Bennett (Virginia Beach, Va./Coastal Christian) had 10 points.

The win was the third in a row for Ferrum (3-1).  Alexa Williams led Guilford (1-3) with 18  points.  The Panthers will face Piedmont College Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. in the second day of action at the Cross Creek/Innkeeper Turkey Shootout, using a classic (games predetermined) format.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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