Cedric Jones 20 points, 13 rebounds

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February 20, 2007


Panthers Men Advance in USA South Tourney with Win Over Methodist

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  -- The Ferrum College men's basketball team defeated Methodist University 77-71 in tonight's USA South Tournament quarterfinal round game.  The Panthers are the tournament's #5 seed, upsetting the #4 Monarchs on the road.

     Official Box Score:  Ferrum 77, Methodist 71

Junior center Cedric Jones (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) had a game-high 20 points to lead the Panthers to the win.  Jones added 13 rebounds, helping Ferrum out-rebound Methodist 44-42.

Junior forward Jon Godsey (Gladys, Va./William Campbell) added 16 points and eight rebounds for Ferrum, while freshman guard Jerrell Wade (Ferrum, Va./Franklin County) had 10 points and five assists.

Ferrum (12-14) led 29-21 at halftime and held on after having been swept by Methodist in the home-and-away USA South series this season.

Methodist (11-14) was led tonight by Antwin Shuford's 15-point, 15-rebound performance.  Dragan Radmanovic, A.B. Lehman, and Bryan Pittman had 11 points each for the Monarchs.

In other USA South Tournament quarterfinal action, #2 Greensboro College defeated #7 Shenandoah University 86-75 and #6 North Carolina Wesleyan College upset #3 Christopher Newport University 71-69.

The semifinals and championship will be played at Christopher Newport University in Newport News Friday and Saturday, February 23-24.  Ferrum will face top seed Averett University in one semifinal, while Greensboro and N.C. Wesleyan will play in the other.  The championship is set for Saturday at 4 p.m.  Please visit the 2007 USA South Tournament web site for scores, live stats and webcasts.

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