Ferrum, Va. -- University of Lynchburg women's basketball freshman Bree Spainhour totaled 12 points with six rebounds as the Hornets came up short against Ferrum in the first round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament Monday night. 

The ninth-seeded Hornets visited the Panthers for an opening-round clash after posting a 6-12 conference record during the regular season.

Lynchburg's leading scorer in the regular season, freshman Maddie Nimmo, led the team with 13 points. Nimmo made a pair of triples on the night, and Ashley Vandergrift also connected twice from downtown. 

Ferrum took control of the game early with a 22-8 lead after the first quarter. 

Nimmo scored seven of her 13 points in the third quarter as the Hornets tried to mount a comeback, but the Panthers never allowed Lynchburg to get closer than 12 points. 

Taylor Gantt scored a season-high seven points in the loss after logging 19 minutes, five rebounds, and shooting 5-6 from the free throw line. 

The young Hornet team ended their season with eight of its nine leading scorers as freshmen. The only non-freshman in the top-9, sophomore Olivia Harris, was second on the team with 9.5 points per game. Freshman Macey Mullins led the team with 49 3-pointers made and came up just one 3 short of Harris' single-season record set a season ago.

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