Mary Baldwin held a two-point halftime advantage, but a cold-shooting second half allowed visiting Ferrum to outscore the hosts by 14 points and secure a 67-55 non-conference men's basketball victory over the Fighting Squirrels Wednesday at the MBU PAC.  The Fighting Squirrels fell to 3-5 overall this season, 1-4 in home games.

Sophomore swingman Zach Sloan topped Mary Baldwin with 16 points, including four three-point goals, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.  Senior guard Quentin Hart and sophomore forward Mekhi Reid (seven rebounds) each added 10 scores for MBU.

Ferrum, now 9-1 overall, put four players in double figures, led by Bryant Hall with a game-high 18 points.  Jikari Johnson (16 pts., 10 rebs.), Alfredo Abel-Rivera (12 pts., 10 rebs.) and Darwin Randolph (10 pts., game-high 13 rebs.) all contributed double-doubles for the visiting Panthers.

MBU was on fire in the first six minutes, jumping out to a 15-3 lead.  Hart had seven points during the run.  Ferrum answered with 10 straight points during an 18-5 run to take its first lead of the night, 21-20. The teams traded baskets over the last seven minutes of the half before taking a 30-28 lead to the break.

Ferrum opened the second half with a 16-3 run, with MBU's only points on three Logan Barbour free throws.  Senior guard Jaden Ignacio snapped the run with a three-point shot from the top of the key, followed by a Sloan bucket to cut Ferrum's lead to 44-38.  But that's as close as the hosts could get as Ferrum outscored MBU 23-17 down the stretch to finish off the victory.

The Panthers finished with a 25-for-58 shooting performance (43.1%), including a 5-for-12 night from long range (43.7%).  Ferrum also gained a 49-29 rebounding advantage.  MBU finished hitting 19-for-60 from the field (31.7%), including a 9-for-32 effort from outside the arc (28.1%).

Mary Baldwin plays its final game before taking a break for the holidays on Sunday (12/17) at Eastern Mennonite University at 2 p.m.