WINCHESTER, Va. - The SU men's and women's basketball teams achieved their first Dixie Conference doubleheader sweep of the season Thursday night, defeating Ferrum College 80-69 in the women's game and 93-70 in the men's contest.

The doubleheader sweep is the first for the two squads since February 5, 2000, when the women defeated NC Wesleyan 67-45 and the men followed with a 76-72 victory.

In the women's game, SU (7-7, 2-3) gained its second straight Dixie home win with a 80-69 victory. After entering the lockerroom tied at 36, the Hornets held Ferrum (4-12, 2-3) to just 31.3 percent shooting (10-32) in the final 20 minutes while forcing 16 turnovers to take the easy win.

Coach Kathy Orsini had four players score in double figures, led by senior Carrie Weimer (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport). Weimer had 16 points, juniors Wendy Legge (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) and Rosaline Fisher (Greenscastle, Pa./Hagerstown CC) 15 and 12, respectively, and sophomore Adina Trammel (Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County) 11. Sophomore Christine LaTouche (Elkton, Va./Spotswood) had a game high 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who grabbed 51 rebounds on the night.

The men capped the night with their strongest performance of the second semester, winning 93-70 for the first Dixie Conference victory of the Rob Harris era. Shenandoah (7-10, 1-4) dominated the boards against the Panthers (5-11, 0-5) pulling down 51 rebounds to Ferrum's 28 on the night.

After leading by as much as 14 in the first half, SU outscored FC 46-28 in the second half while shooting a sizzling 19-33 (57.6 percent) from the field. Like the women, Harris' club had four players in double figures. Senior Josh Benton (Bunker Hill, W. Va./Musselman) had a game high 17, while Ronald Merriwether (Frankfurt, Germany) had 15, senior Ted Davis (Clifton Forge, Va./Allegheny) 14 and sophomore Michael Atkins (Winchester, Va./Sherando) 10. Merriwether and Davis were also tops on the boards with eight each.

Complete box scores can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wb/200001/012501.htm for the women's game and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200001/012501.htm for the men's contest.

Both teams are off until Saturday, when they host Averett College in another Dixie doubleheader. Game time for the women is 2:00 and the men are scheduled for a 4:00 tip.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels