ELON, N.C. -- Tate Walters bottomed out a pair of late 3-point shots to reach 1,000 career points and key a late fourth quarter rally that carried Furman past Elon, 61-57, in Education Day women's basketball action Wednesday morning at the Schar Center.

The win was the third straight and fifth triumph in the last six games for Furman (7-3), which has played seven of its first 10 contests this season on the road.

Forced to the bench after picking up her fourth foul midway through the third quarter and with Furman facing a 38-28 deficit, Walters, a graduate guard, returned with 4:55 remaining in the game and tied it at 52-52 with a step-back 3-pointer from the top of the circle.  After freshman guard Chantelle Stuart's trey put the Paladins ahead 55-52 with 2:31 to go, Walters ripped the cord with her second 3-pointer of the period, from the right wing at the 1:48 mark, to complete a 9-0 Furman run that extended the Paladins' advantage to 58-52.

Raven Preston converted a layup to pull Elon within 58-54, but Kate Johnson put the game out of reach with a short jumper for a 60-54 lead with 21 seconds to go.

Walters, who logged just 18 minutes of court time, finished the game with 13 points, her final basket — and third 3-pointer of the contest — giving her 1,000 points in her career to become only the 27th player in Furman history to reach the four digit scoring plateau.

Johnson led all scorers with 17 points on the strength of 7-of-9 shooting.

Sydney Ryan, who on Monday was named Southern Conference Player of the Week, contributed nine points and a game high eight rebounds, and Stuart, who played most of her 19 minutes in relief of Walters, finished with eight points while delivering a pair of 3-pointers.

The Paladins trailed 29-20 at intermission and faced a pair of double digit deficits in the third quarter before cutting Elon's advantage to 42-38 following a layup by Raina McGowens, who then fed Johnson for a layup with seconds to go in the frame.

Furman's surge continued in the fourth quarter when freshman Clare Coyle battled for an offensive rebound and hit Ryan for a 3-pointer to pull the Paladins to within 42-41.

Stuart's layup with 7:38 on the clock gave Furman a 45-44 lead — its first since the first quarter — and marked the first of six lead changes until Walters tied it at 52-52 with a 3-pointer to ignite the Paladins' decisive 9-0 run.

The Paladins overcame lackluster 31.6 percent shooting and 14 turnovers in the first half by finding the mark on 17-of-32 shots (53.1%) and halving their miscues over the final 20 minutes.  Furman also erased a 19-14 first half rebounding deficit to earn a 34-34 draw on the boards, led by Coyle's seven caroms.

Raven Preston and Hannah Dereje Hannah led Elon (4-3) with 12 points apiece.