Brittney Bullock 16 points, 14 rebounds

Keith Crump 18 points, 7 rebounds

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January 22, 2008


Ferrum Sweeps Greensboro in Hoop Doubleheader

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Ferrum College picked up its second USA South doubleheader sweep of the season, this time over Greensboro College on the road.  The Panther women opened the night with a 58-54 win, then the men followed with a 58-51 come-from-behind win in which they scored the last 17 points of the game.

Women's Box Score: Ferrum 58, Greensboro 54
Men's Box Score:  Ferrum 58, Greensboro 51

Freshman Brittney Bullock led the way for the Ferrum women with 16 points and 14 rebounds, both career-highs.  Junior Miranda Carrasco had 13 points and four assists, and sophomore Tonya Wright had 10 rebounds to go with seven points.

Ferrum (7-6, 5-1 USA South) opened the game with a 6-1 run, but Greensboro responded with a 22-9 run to claim a 23-15 lead with just under seven minutes left in the first half.  Ferrum answered that with a 16-2 run to close out the first half and take a 31-25 lead into the locker room.

Coach Bryan Harvey's team never trailed in the second half, despite Greensboro trimming the lead to one point on two occasions.

Greensboro (7-5, 4-1) was led by Danielle Duncan, who had 15 points and 10 rebounds.  Dione Eccles had 11 points and six rebounds for the Pride.  Greensboro out-rebounded Ferrum 44-41.

In the men's game, Ferrum trailed most of the game.  Coach Bill Tharp's team found themselves on the losing end of a 51-41 score with 6:07 remaining in the game, only to get hot down the stretch and close with a 17-0 run for the 58-51 win.

Senior Jon Godsey had eight of Ferrum's last 17 points, including the go-ahead basket, a 3-pointer with 2:18 remaining for a 54-51 lead.  Godsey closed with 13 points.

Sophomore Keith Crump led the team with 18 points on 6-12 shooting from the floor.  Crump, who also had seven rebounds and a steal, is averaging 13.1 points per game this season after averaging just 2.3 PPG as a freshman.  Freshman Derek Mitchell had 16 points and 12 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season.  Mitchell is averaging 12.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game this season.

Greensboro (7-9, 1-2) was led by Adam Nicholson's 17 points.  He was the only member of the Pride in double digit scoring.  Greensboro led 28-24 at the break and closed out the game with a 37-33 edge in rebounding.

Ferrum returns to action this weekend when it hosts Christopher Newport University Saturday Jan. 26 and Shenandoah University Sunday Jan. 27 in a pair of USA South doubleheaders.  The women's games tip off at 2 p.m. both days, and will be followed immediately by the men.

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