Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's basketball team closes out non-conference play on Monday evening when it hosts the Bob Jones Bruins at 7 p.m. inside Timmons 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).
Tickets for Monday's game, and all of the Paladins' remaining home games, are on sale now at the Timmons Arena Box Office and online at www.furmanpaladins.com.
Furman (13-7) outscored Western Carolina 25-11 in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon as the Paladins secured a 69-53 victory over the Catamounts at Timmons Arena.
Le'Jzae Davidson and
Taylor Petty led Furman offensively with 13 points apiece.
Tierra Hodges recorded her team-leading 10
th double-double of the season after finishing with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Making her first career start,
Grace van Rij contributed seven points and a career-high five rebounds.
Milica Manojlovic dished out three assists.
The Paladins concluded the game shooting 43.1 percent from the field and held Western Carolina to 2-of-17 behind the 3-point line. Furman held a 41-26 advantage in rebounds. The Paladins also led in points off turnovers (15-13) and second chance points (15-6).
Furman has three players averaging in double figures this season led by Davidson with 15.0 points per game. Hodges is averaging a double-double of 11.7 points and a team-leading 10.2 rebounds per contest. Petty contributes 10.5 points per game. Manojlovic dishes out a team-best 4.8 assists per game.
Bob Jones currently sits at 9-9 on the season after defeating Johnson University (Tenn.) 68-53 on Friday evening. Kylee Leffew leads the Bruins offensively with 13.2 points per game while Madison Shupe contributes 11.7 points. Defensively, Delaney Edwards is averaging a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per game. Bob Jones is under the direction of eighth-year head coach Mike LeViere.
Furman is facing the Bruins for the third time in program history on Monday and leads the all-time series 2-0.
The Paladins travel to Spartanburg on Saturday, February 1 to face Wofford at 2 p.m.
