ATHENS, GA. -- De'Mauri Flournoy scored 15 of her team leading 18 points in the second half, and Georgia used a strong third quarter to pull away for a 74-46 win over Furman in women's basketball play Sunday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum.

The win keeps Georgia (3-0) perfect on the young season while Furman (2-1) suffered its first loss.

The Bulldogs led Furman 26-23 with under a minute to go in the first half when Asia Avinger was fouled on a 3-point attempt from the top of the circle.  She converted all three freebies, and the Summer Davis finished off the first half by converting a steal into a layup to send the Bulldogs into halftime with a 31-23 edge.

Flournoy opened the second half with a driving layup and finished off a 9-0 third quarter run — and 14-point overall spurt — with a jump shot to stretch Georgia's advantage to 40-23 midway through the third period.

The Bulldogs went on to outscore the Paladins 19-8 in the third quarter for a 50-31 lead.

Avinger followed Fluornoy in the scoring column with 17 points.  Trinity Turner finished with 11 points, and Amiya Evans and Summer Davis rounded out the five double figure scoring performances by the Bulldogs with 10 points apiece.

Furman's Kate Johnson tied Flournoy for game high scoring honors with 18, including 14 in the over the game's first 20 minutes.  The Paladin senior forward made 7-of-11 shots and added five rebounds in 24 minutes of action, but she and her teammates had to deal with foul trouble for most of the contest.

The Paladins turned the ball over 21 times, which Georgia converted into 21 points, and the Paladins connected on just 2-of-20 3-point attempts in the game.

The Bulldogs shot 39.4 percent from the field (26x66) and posted a 44-37 edge in rebounding, with Evans' nine caroms leading the way.

Freshman Clare Coyle paced Furman for a third consecutive game with seven rebounds.

Furman returns to action on Thursday when it hits the road for a 6:00 p.m. contest against East Carolina.