Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's basketball team aims for its fifth consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon as it travels to Chattanooga, Tenn. to face the Chattanooga Mocs at 2 p.m. inside McKenzie Arena.
Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. The game is being streamed on ESPN3. Updates will also be posted on the Furman women's basketball Twitter page (@FurmanWBB).
The Paladins (12-5, 3-0 SoCon) remained unbeaten in conference play on Thursday evening after defeating East Tennessee State 81-62 in Johnson City, Tenn.
Celena Taborn's first double-double of the season led five Furman players in double figures after finishing with 15 points and a season-high 10 rebounds.
Sutton West set a new career-high with 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting overall and at the free throw line.
Milica Manojlovic also had 12 points and six assists.
Le'Jzae Davidson poured in 11 points and
Taylor Petty 10.
The Paladins concluded the contest shooting 49.1 percent from the field while making 20-of-23 free throw attempts. Furman also held a 38-30 advantage in rebounding. The Paladins recorded 42 points in the paint and converted 17 offensive rebounds into 23 second chance points. Furman also forced East Tennessee State into 10 turnovers leading to 18 points.
Davidson leads the Paladins offensively this season averaging 14.5 points per game while
Tierra Hodges and Taborn contribute 12.0 and 10.2 points, respectively. Defensively, Hodges leads the team in rebounding with 9.6 per game. Manojlovic dishes out a team-leading 4.9 assists per game.
Chattanooga is 3-14 overall this season and 2-1 against conference opponents after defeating Wofford 80-76 on Thursday. The Mocs are led offensively by Lakelyn Bouldin with 12.1 points per game. Eboni Williams leads the team on defense with 8.1 rebounds per game. Chattanooga is under the direction of second-year head coach Katie Burrows.
Furman is facing the Mocs for the 78
th time in program history with Chattanooga leading the all-time series 53-24.
The Paladins return home for the first of three straight games on Thursday, January 23 to host UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m.
