2026 SoCon Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Clare Coyle scored 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Furman used a decisive third quarter to break open a close game en route to a 64-42 pasting of Wofford in the women's Southern Conference regular season finale for both teams Saturday at Timmons Arena.
 
With the victory (17-12, 9-5 SoCon) the Paladins will take the No. 4 seed into SoCon Tournament play, where they will face No. 5 seed Mercer (17-12, 7-7 SoCon) next Thursday in a 5:45 p.m. first round matchup at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.
 
The Paladins and Bears split the regular season series.
 
The win over Wofford (16-10, 10-4 SoCon) completed the Paladins' season sweep of the Terriers and improved Furman to 32-2 all-time against Wofford in Greenville.
 
The Paladins, who led 29-26 at halftime, outscored the Terriers 18-9 in the third quarter to take command behind Coyle, who tallied eight of her 16 points in the decisive frame that Furman finished with a 9-0 run, capped by a Brooklyn King 3-pointer in the closing seconds for a 47-35 advantage.
 
Furman continued its dominance in the fourth quarter, scoring the first 14 points of the period to extend its run to 23-0 over a seven-minute span for a 61-35 lead following an Alyssa Ervin jumper at the 5:55 mark.
 
The Paladins shot 50.0 percent from the field (16x32) in the second half while limiting Wofford to only 20.7 percent (6x29).
 
Furman finished the contest shooting 44.6 percent from the field (29x65) to Wofford's 29.1 percent (16x55).
 
The Paladins claimed a 46-34 rebounding advantage and posted a decisive 44-18 margin in points in the paint.

Turnovers, which had been a problem for the Paladins in two recent losses to Mercer and Samford, proved not to be an issue against Wofford as Furman committed only 12 miscues while forcing the Terriers into 16.
 
Coyle's 16 points came on 8-of-12 shooting, and her 11 rebounds gave the sophomore SoCon Player of the Year candidate her league best 12^th double-double of season.  She was also credited with three assists, three steals, and a pair of blocks.
 
Three players — Alyssa Ervin, Raina McGowens, and Sophia Pearl — followed Coyle with 13 points apiece.  Pearl's effort was notable as she replaced starting point guard Chantelle Stuart, who exited the game early with an ankle injury. Pearl added seven rebounds and four assists in her 36 minutes of action.
 
Molly Masingale led Wofford with 13 points.
 
Wofford's 42 points was the second lowest tally by a Furman SoCon foe this year (38 by Western Carolina), and the 22-point margin of victory was the largest by the Paladins versus the Terriers since the 2013-14 campaign (82-58 win in Greenville).