Panthers Appear on CBS Early Show Dec. 20 in New York City

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Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
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December 21, 2006
 

Men's Basketball Closes with Two Wins in New York

FERRUM, Va.  --  The Ferrum College men's basketball team picked up a pair of wins in this week's trip to New York Dec. 19-20.   The Panthers beat Elmira College Dec. 19 and SUNY Maritime Dec. 20.

Coach Bill Tharp's squad also made a surprise visit on the CBS Early Show Dec. 20, and was welcomed by Weather Anchor David Price.  The team's players coaches, and managers all were panned by a few times before Price welcomed the team to the show.

The Panthers opened the trip with a 72-57 win over Elmira.  Senior guard Rob Fuller (Timberlake, N.C./Person) led all scorers with 20 points and had a game-high 11 rebounds.  Freshman guard Jerrell Wade (Ferrum, Va./Franklin County) had 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the floor.  Sophomore guard Wayne Ford (Lynchburg, Va./Heritage) had 13 points and junior forward Jon Godsey (Gladys, Va./William Campbell) had 12 points.  The Panthers led 36-30 at halftime, and out-rebounded Elmira 47-35.

Dec. 19 Box Score:  Ferrum 72, Elmira 57

Ferrum then got 25 points from junior Cedric Jones (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass), who shot 10-of-12 from the floor and 5-0f-6 from the free throw line.  Senior Keith Harris (Ringgold, Va./Dan River) had 20 points and five rebounds for the Panthers.  Fuller chipped in 14 points, playing 34 minutes.

Dec. 20 Box Score:  Ferrum 90, SUNY Maritime 73

Ferrum returns to action Jan. 3-4, participating in the Jimmy V Classic at Roanoke College.  Tharp's team will face Drew (NJ) University Jan. 3 at 3 p.m.  The Panthers will then play either host Roanoke or Chestnut Hill (PA) College Jan. 4.  The consolation game is set for 3 p.m., with the title game to follow at 5 p.m.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports information office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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