SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Brittany Hodges scored a career high 32 points and also set a new career high with 17 rebounds to power Furman past Wofford, 80-72, in women's Southern Conference basketball action Saturday afternoon at Ben Johnson Arena.

Hodges, a junior forward, connected on 12-of-16 shots and 8-of-11 free throw attempts for her 32 points, which topped her previous standard of 22 points set in a 65-54 win over Marshall her freshman year.  Her 17 caroms bested a pair of 14-rebound efforts in her career.  It also marked the 16th double figure scoring performance and 12th double-double of the season for the Power Springs, Ga., native, who leads the SoCon in rebounding (9.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (60.0 percent), and ranks ninth in scoring (13.7 ppg).

The 32-point performance represented the highest by a Paladin since Lee Stephens tallied 34 against Western Carolina in 2009.

Hodges was the only Paladin to register double figure points for Furman (13-10, 7-5 SoCon), which entered the game having dropped back-to-back road games in the three-game road swing.  The victory gave the Paladins the season sweep of Wofford (5-17, 3-9 SoCon).

Hodges' strong work highlighted a 49.2 percent shooting effort by Furman (30-of-61) and helped offset  28 fouls whistled against the Paladins that sent the Terriers to the line for 32 free throw attempts.

Chanel Stokes' 21 points paced Wofford, which got 14 points from Ashton Fleming and 11 points apiece from Logan Morris and Erin Frost.

Poor shooting by the Terriers in the first half (30.9 percent), including just 1-of-12 on 3-pointers, enabled Furman to take a 38-28 lead into intermission.

Wofford opened the second half with a 10-1 burst to get within a point at 39-38 on a Fleming 3-point play, but Furman stanched the rally with a Hodges layup on the ensuing possession.

A layup by Lauren Kirby at the 11:45 mark pulled Wofford to within three points at 51-48, but a 6-0 spurt by the Paladins featuring a basket by Wilkins and a layup and two free throws from Hodges stretched the lead to 57-48 with 9:38 to go.

The Paladins twice built 14-point advantages and kept Wofford in check the rest of the way.

Brigid Morrissey complemented a six-point performance with six assists and five steals to up her SoCon season leading assist tally to 126, which moved her into fifth place on Furman's season assist chart.

Furman, which will play four of its final six games at home, will entertain league front runner Chattanooga next Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. game at Timmons Arena.