WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's basketball team completed a season sweep over Ferrum College with a 64-45 ODAC victory Saturday afternoon at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center.
 
Shenandoah (12-7, 8-4 ODAC) took control with a major run midway through the second quarter. After the Panthers (3-16, 3-9) scored the initial six points of the stanza, the Hornets ripped off 19 of the game's next 22 points to pull away.

IN BRIEF

Leading 41-24 at the break, SU was never threatened over the final 20 minutes.
 
Coach Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft's club led 54-34 after three and coasted home to the 19-point win.
 
Ferrum did not get closer than 16 points following halftime.
 
Shenandoah shot 43 percent for the game and owned a 34-10 advantage in points in the paint. The Hornets bench also outscored the Panthers bench 22-9.

QUOTABLE

"I thought we passed the ball very well today," head coach Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft said. "We wanted to get back to having an assist-based offense and we did that. We also got back to our roots defensively."

BY THE NUMBERS

Shooting: SU 27-of-63, 43 percent. FC 17-of-56, 30 percent.
3-point shooting: SU 3-of-12, 25 percent. FC 7-of-23, 30 percent.
FT shooting: SU 7-of-11, 64 percent. FC 4-of-6, 67 percent.
Rebounding: SU 41, FC 34

INDIVIDUAL

Scoring:
            SU: Ragan Johnson 15, Jordan Sondrol 14, Olivia Weinel 11
            FC: Jacy Marvin 14
Rebounding:
            SU: Johnson 8
            FC: Jasmine Wilson 9

NOTES

• The Hornets hosted alumnae day this afternoon and 12 women returned for the event
• For the month of February, the team is holding a free throw challenge to raise money for cancer research.
• SU made seven free throws Saturday afternoon and is collecting donations for all made free throws from now to the end of the month.

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