Ali Davenport 31 points, 10 rebounds

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January 3, 2008


Women's Basketball Picks Up 79-71 Win Over Bridgewater

FERRUM, Va. -- Senior Ali Davenport scored 21 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to help Ferrum College to a 79-71 non-conference women's basketball win over Bridgewater College tonight at home.

Official Box Score:  Ferrum 79, Bridgewater 71

The Panthers led 37-31 at halftime, only to see the Eagles trim the lead to 39-37 with 16:54 remaining on a Jordan Burkholder 3-point basket.  Ferrum would then go on an 8-0 run to go up by 10 on a layup by Davenport.

The Panthers led 70-59 with 3:54 remaining but the Eagles were not done yet.  Bridgewater went on a 12-2 run, capped by a pair of Burkholder free throws, to cut the lead to 72-71 with 1:02 remaining.  Ferrum scored the final seven points of the game for the win.

Sophomore Tonya Wright, the 2007 USA South Rookie of the Year, had 14 points and nine rebounds for Ferrum.  Kierra Parker added 10 points.

Bridgewater (2-4) was led by Burkholder's 23-point performance.  She was 5-14 from the floor but 13-16 from the line.  Kristin Bosserman and Jennifer Saunders had 10 points each in the loss.

Ferrum (2-5) will return to action January 8 at Mary Baldwin College.  That game will open Ferrum's USA South portion of its season, in which the Panthers hope to defend the league's regular season crown they won a year ago.
 

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