The Bridgewater College Eagles were victorious in their 2008-09 home opener Saturday, defeating visiting Ferrum College, 66-63, in the opening game of the Don Glick Classic at Bridgewater College.

The Eagles jumped to a 10-point halftime lead behind the strong shooting of junior guard Dominic Trawick, who scored 12 first half points, including a 2-for-3 shooting effort from beyond the arc.

The Panthers of Ferrum College rallied in the second half to regain the lead with just over eight minutes left in the ball game behind the play of guard Keith Crump. The Eagles responded as Trawick hit several clutch jump shots to help the Eagles regain the lead and then hold on down the stretch to earn the victory.

Trawick was the only BC player to reach double figures with 23 points on the night. Senior Michael Oblitey added nine points and led the Eagles in rebounding with seven. As a team, BC committed only 11 turnovers on the night and finished with 15 assists.

Crump led the Panthers with 22 points and teammates Derek Mitchell and Christian Waters added 13 and 12 points respectively.

BC is now 2-2 on the season while the Panthers drop to 2-2.

In the second game, Davenport University outlasted Eastern Mennonite in a highly competitive back and forth contest, 85-74.

Kale Waaso came off the bench for the Panthers to score 24 points and teammates James Nelson and Nathan Cox added 13 and 11 points respectively to help Davenport improve to 6-1 on the season.

The Royals had four players in double figures led by sophomore George Johnson with 16 points. Todd Phillips added 15 points and 10 rebounds, D.J. Hinson scored 14 points and Orie Pancione contributed 10 as the Royals dropped their first game of the year and are now 3-1 on the season.

The Don Glick Classic continues on Sunday afternoon as EMU takes on Ferrum College at 2:00 p.m. and the Eagles take on Davenport University in the finale at 4:00 p.m.