AUBURN, ALA. – Phoeni Stotijn scored 20 points and Auburn fashioned a 19-0 run spanning two quarters to pull away to a 74-56 victory over Furman in Tuesday morning Education Day women's basketball action at Neville Arena.
The win improved Auburn to 3-0 on the season, while Furman evened its record at 2-2 on the campaign.
After Furman's
Alyssa Ervin drained a 3-pointer to give the Paladins a 21-16 lead with 4:33 to go in the first half, Auburn's Ashley Knox buried her own trey a minute later to ignite a 10-0 run that carried the Tigers into intermission with a 26-21 advantage.
Auburn maintained the momentum into the second half, scoring the first nine points to extend the run to 19-0 for a 35-21 advantage on a Ja'Mia Harris 3-pointer at the 7:18 mark.
Sophia Pearl halted Auburn's run with a 3-pointer a minute later, but Auburn maintained control the rest of the way.
Stotijn converted 7-of-9 shots on the way to her team high 20 points — the only Tiger to reach double figures.
Game high scoring honors went to Furman's
Clare Coyle, who tallied 22 points, including 14 in the second half. Ervin finished with 19 points and led the Paladins with six rebounds.
Auburn outrebounded Furman 50-27, converting the big differential into 38-24 advantage in inside scoring.
The Tigers, who trailed 13-12 after one quarter, finished the game shooting 40.7 percent from the field (24x59). Furman, meanwhile, hit on just 17 of 54 shots in the game (31.5%).
Coyle connected on 10-of-19 shots from the field and claimed six rebounds, along with freshman
Emma Briggs.
Furman plays at Campbell on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
