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Hodges, Furman Roll Past Wofford, 72-53

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Brittany Hodges scored 21 points to power Furman past Wofford, 72-53, in women's Southern Conference basketball action Wednesday evening at Ben Johnson Arena.

Hodges, a 6-foot-1 forward and the Southern Conference's top scoring (10.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg) freshman this season, converted 9-of-10 field goal attempts and 3-of-4 free throws in 26 minutes of action to help Furman (13-14, 9-9 SoCon) snap a three-game losing streak and close out its 2011-12 road schedule on a winning note.

The Paladins wrap up the regular season with a pair of home games, taking on the College of Charleston at 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Georgia Southern on Monday at 7:00 p.m. for senior night.

The triumph over Wofford (11-16, 4-14 SoCon) completed the Paladins' regular season sweep of the Terriers.

Furman used an 11-2 in the first half to extend a 20-16 advantage, getting points from five different players to take a 31-18 lead following a pair of free throws from Alexis Peterson with 2:26 left in the opening period.

A basket by Wofford's April Moorhouse to begin the second half cut Furman's lead to 31-22, but the Paladins quickly countered behind Hodges, whose two buckets and free throw fueled a 7-0 spurt that put the Paladins up 38-22 less than two and a half minutes into the period.

A Raegan Thompson 3-pointer with just under eight minutes to go gave the Paladins a 28-point margin,  64-36, their largest of the game as Furman cruised to its biggest winning margin of the season.

Thompson joined Hodges in double figures with 13 points.

Moorhouse and Rachel Brittenham scored 11 points apiece for the Terriers, who were harried into 26 turnovers by Furman's pressure defense.

The Paladins finished the game shooting 44.6 percent (25-of-56) while Wofford converted 17-of-43 field goal attempts (39.5 percent).

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