RADFORD, VA. -- Joi Williams scored 14 points and Radford took advantage of cold first quarter shooting by Furman to claim a 68-50 victory in women's college basketball action on Wednesday evening at the Dedmon Center.

Williams, a junior guard, connected on 4-of-9 3-pointers and drained a pair of free throws to lead the Highlanders (3-3), who got 13 points from Angelina Nice and 10 from Georgia Simonsen.

Lauren Bailey's 12 points paced the Paladins (2-4), who fell behind 10-0 and were held scoreless over the first eight minutes of the contest to trail 18-4 after one period.

Furman found the mark on just 2-of-14 shots in the first period and finished the contest shooting only 29.5 percent from the field (18x61).

Radford, meanwhile, converted 7-of-13 shots in the first quarter and 14-of-29 attempts in the first half to take a 37-22 lead into halftime.  The Highlanders finished the contest shooting 40.4 percent from the field (21x52).

Furman was never able to cut the Highlanders' lead to single digits.

Radford also won the rebounding battle, 46-36, getting a game high eight caroms by Simonsen.

The Paladins return home to play Clemson on Sunday in a 2:00 p.m. contest at Timmons Arena.