Greenville, S.C. – The Furman women's basketball team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule on Monday evening leading wire-to-wire over the Bob Jones Bruins for an 88-24 victory inside Timmons Arena.
With the win, Furman improves to 14-7 on the season.
The Paladins had all 14 players log at least 10 minutes of playing time in the contest as four finished in double figures scoring. The 24 points scored by the Bruins set a new Furman school record for lowest total by an opponent. The previous record of 28 points had been allowed twice in program history against Presbyterian (Jan. 12, 1978) and Western Carolina (Feb. 7, 2019).
Tierra Hodges and
Greyson Boone led Furman offensively with 12 points apiece while
Le'Jzae Davidson and
Celena Taborn both added 10. Taborn recorded a game-high seven rebounds.
Milica Manojlovic dished out six assists to go with three steals.
Grace van Rij pulled down a career-high six rebounds while Boone and
Beatriz Mateo both tallied a career-best four assists.
Gracen Ledford had six points and four rebounds to lead Bob Jones.
The Paladins opened the game on a 10-0 run and led by double digits for a total of 36:11 in the contest. Leading by 17 points heading to the second quarter, Furman limited the Bruins to just seven points in the period and closed out the half on a 13-0 run to lead 55-15 at halftime. The Paladins continued their strong defensive performance in the third quarter as Bob Jones scored only nine points on 2-of-12 shooting. Furman led 75-24 going to the fourth quarter.
The Paladins recorded all 13 points in the final period as the Bruins were held scoreless on 10 field goal attempts. Furman concluded the game holding Bob Jones without a basket for the final 11:43. Neither team scored over the last 2:30 as the Paladins secured the 88-24 victory.
Furman finished the game shooting 49.3 percent (36-of-73) from the field and held a 53-23 advantage in rebounding. The Paladins also forced the Bruins into 32 turnovers.
For the game, Bob Jones was 7-of-42 (16.7 percent) shooting overall and 4-for-18 (22.2 percent) behind the 3-point line.
Furman led in points in the paint (42-6), points off turnovers (49-0), second chance points (24-5), fast break points (11-0) and bench points (52-7).
The Paladins begin a three-game road trip on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Spartanburg to face Wofford at 2 p.m.
