FERRUM, Va. -- The Virginia Wesleyan Men's basketball team defeated the Panthers from Ferrum College on Sunday afternoon in Ferrum, VA. The Marlins pulled away in the second half to win 80-68 holding off the Panthers to improve to 6-0, 1-0 on the season.
Khai Seargeant led VWU with 21 points while
Eric Rowland added 19.
INSIDE THE SCORE
Result: Virginia Wesleyan 80 - Ferrum 68
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 6-0, 1-0 | Ferrum 2-4, 0-1
Location: Ferrum, VA
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ferrum took the early 7-0 lead and held on to the lead for the first nine minutes of action until a layup by
Amarion Wilson put the Marlins up 17-16 with 11:05 remaining in the opening half. Virginia Wesleyan led by as many as eight points, 28-20 (6:04), and as few as one, 32-31 (2:36), as VWU held on to take a 40-36 lead into halftime.
The Marlins and Panthers stayed within five points of each other for the first five minutes of the second half of action, with VWU leading 48-43 at 14:55 on the clock. Virginia Wesleyan opened up a 10-point lead at 12:20 mark when first-year
Khai Seargeant connected on a three-pointer. About four minutes later, a jumper by
Amari Moorer gave the Marlins a 67-52, 15-point lead. In the final eight minutes of the game, the Panthers edged the Marlins 16-13 on the scoreboard but VWU's lead was too great for FC to overcome as the Blue & Gray won 80-68.
KEY STATS
The Marlins were led by
Khai Seargeant with 21 points who went 8-for-12 from the field, while
Eric Rowland added 19 shooting 6-of-8 from the field. Rowland led the team with six rebounds, while
Omari DeVeaux tallied six assists.
Jordan Crump made four steals.
UP NEXT
Virginia Wesleyan returns to the court on Wednesday, Nov. 30, when they return to TowneBank Arena to host the reigning National Champions, the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College. Tip-off is set for 7 PM.
