GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Holli Wilkins matched a season high by scoring 16 points but it wasn't enough as Furman fell to the College of Charleston, 70-58, in Southern Conference women's basketball action Monday evening at Timmons Arena.

Furman (12-17, 8-12 SoCon) will carry the No. 7 seed into Southern Conference Tournament play and will face 10th seed UNCG in Friday first round action at UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena.  Tipoff is set for 1:45 p.m.

By virtue of the win over Furman, the College of Charleston (15-14, 11-9 SoCon) earns the No. 5 seed and will play on Saturday against No. 4 seed Appalachian State in a 2:15 game, also at Kimmel Arena.

Monday's victory earned the season split for College of Charleston, which fell to Furman, 80-71, in Charleston in late January.

Brittany Hodges was the only other Paladin in double figures with 10 points.  Teshia Griswold tallied nine points but suffered through a 4-for-21 shooting performance from the floor.

The College of Charleston used a strong first half to take a 33-20 halftime lead, limiting Furman to just 22.9 percent shooting while posting a 38-18 rebounding advantage over the game's first 20 minutes.

Trailing 40-30 five minutes into the second half, the Paladins used a 9-4 run to cut the Cougar lead to 43-39 following a Wilkins 3-pointer with 12:19 remaining.

Furman stayed withing striking distance at 53-48 after Kaitlin Murphy connected on a basket at the 6:24 mark but get no closer the rest of the way.

The Paladins finished the contest with 31.1 percent shooting (23-of-74) and were outrebounded 58-36 by the Cougars, who connected on 26-of-60 shots (43.3 percent).

Wilkins' 16-point effort tied her season high first set in an 85-80 overtime road win over USC Upstate.