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Furman University

Clare Coyle
Juan Soto
48
Furman Furman 1-2,0-0 SoCon
96
Winner Vanderbilt VU 2-0,0-0 SEC
Furman Furman
1-2,0-0 SoCon
48
Final
96
Vanderbilt VU
2-0,0-0 SEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Furman Furman 13 9 10 16 48
Vanderbilt VU 21 22 28 25 96

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hunter Reid

AP 19th-Ranked Vanderbilt Doubles Up Furman, 96-48

Alyssa Ervin Leads Paladins With 16 Points

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda tallied 16 points and headed up a parade of six double figure scores to ignited hot shooting AP 19th-ranked Vanderbilt to a 96-48 victory over Furman in women's basketball action on Monday at Memorial Gymnasium.

Mikayla Blakes scored 15 points, Justine Pissott added 14, Aiyana Mitchell 12 points, Aubrey Galvin 11, and Jada Brown with 10 points for the Commodores, who shot a sizzling 57.1 percent from the field (37-of-66), including 65.6 percent (21-of-32) in the second half.

Alyssa Ervin tied for game high scoring honors with 16 points to lead Furman (1-2), connecting on 4-of-9 attempts from 3-point range.  Raina McGowens finished with 10 points for the Paladins.

Vanderbilt's pressure defense contributed to 28 Furman turnovers, which the Commodores converted into 41 points.  Vanderbilt (2-0) outscored Furman 50-14 on the paint.

The Paladins shot just 33.3 percent from the field (17-of-51) and were outrebounded 57-28.

Furman returns home to face Georgia State on Thursday in a 7:00 p.m. contest at newly renovated Timmons Arena.
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