RC Runs Win Streak to Seven With ODAC Road Victory at Ferrum

Four players scored in double-figures as Roanoke ran its win streak to seven games with an 80-67 victory over Ferrum on Wednesday.
Four players scored in double-figures as Roanoke ran its win streak to seven games with an 80-67 victory over Ferrum on Wednesday.

The Basics

Score: Roanoke 80, Ferrum 67
Records: Roanoke 11-4 / 5-1 ODAC | Ferrum 7-8 / 2-4 ODAC
Location: Ferrum, Va.    

The Lead: Four players scored in double-figures as Roanoke ran its win streak to seven games with an 80-67 victory over Ferrum on Wednesday.

How it Happened

  • Ferrum led a tightly contested first-half 21-18 with 11 minutes to go before RC went on a 12-2 run that was capped by an Ethan Rohan free-throw that made the score 30-23 with 3:37 to play.
  • The Maroons extended their lead to nine points following a Rohan put back of a Tripp Greene shot that put RC up 34-25 with under two minutes to go.
  • A Caleb Jordan bucket in the final five seconds of the half sent Roanoke to the locker room leading 38-31.
  • Three-point baskets by Kasey Draper and Dillon Thomas in the first minute of the second-half pushed the RC advantage to 44-31.
  • A Greene three-pointer at the 11:35 mark gave RC an 18-point lead at 56-38.
  • With the score 65-55, Ferrum would score seven straight points, cutting the RC lead to 65-62 after a pair of free-throws from Caleb McReed with 4:31 left on the clock.
  • RC scored the next 12 points with a Draper free-throw making it 77-62 with 1:20 to play in the game.
  • Jordan led RC with 16 points. Greene and Joe Mikalauskas each had 14 points, while Draper chipped in with 11. Rohan had nine rebounds to help RC to a 33-32 edge on the glass.
  • Roanoke made 25-of-53 (47.2%) shots from the floor, including 12 three-pointers.
  • McReed and Rashad Reed each had 16 points for Ferrum. Carrington Young grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Panthers.

Up Next: Roanoke will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts Virginia Wesleyan at 2:00 p.m.