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Furman University

Grace van Rij
Grace van RIj (14)
69
Winner Wofford WOF 16-6,6-2 SoCon
66
Furman Furman 9-14,1-7 SoCon
Winner
Wofford WOF
16-6,6-2 SoCon
69
Final
66
Furman Furman
9-14,1-7 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wofford WOF 20 19 15 15 69
Furman Furman 20 14 11 21 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hunter Reid

Wofford Holds Off Furman, 69-66

van Rij's 22 Points Leads Paladins

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Jackie Carman and Rachael Rose scored 22 points apiece to help Wofford hold off Furman, 69-66, in Southern Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville.

Carman, a fifth-year senior guard, connected on 9-of-21 shots, including a 25-foot 3-pointer — her only trey of the game — with 2:01 remaining to give Wofford (16-6, 6-2 SoCon) a 68-62 lead that proved to be the game winning points.

Furman (9-14, 1-7 SoCon) had a chance to tie it, but Jaelyn Acker's 3-point try with five seconds remaining rimmed out and time expired.

Grace van Rij led the Paladins with 22 points, and Sydney James finished with 12 points.  Sydney Ryan finished with 11 points and a game high 11 rebounds.

Rose's 22-point effort featured 10-of-18 shooting, which she combined with a game high eight assists and four steals.

Furman registered a 52-32 rebounding advantage, including a 26-14 margin on the offensive glass, but the edge was negated by 19 turnovers, which Wofford converted into a 20-3 scoring advantage.

The Terriers led 58-49 a minute into the fourth quarter before Furman rallied behind a 13-3 run to take a 62-61 lead following a corner 3-pointer by Ryan with 4:52 to go.

Rose answered for Wofford on the ensuing possession with a layup to put the Terriers up, 63-62, and added another layup at the 3:15 mark to extend the lead to 65-62.

Furman failed to convert on a pair of shots on its next trip down the floor, with Rose claiming the rebound off the second miss and feeding Carman, who drained the 3-pointer from well beyond the top of circle to extend the Terriers' lead to 68-62.

van Rij's 22-point performance, a season high, included 9-of-11 shooting and nine rebounds.

Furman connected on 7-of-20 3-point attempts and limited Wofford to just 3-of-16 from 3-point range.

The Paladins will look to halt their five-game losing skid on Wednesday when they play host to Western Carolina at Timmons Arena at 7:00 p.m.
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