Furman Paladins Women’s Basketball Entertain the S.C. State Bulldogs at Timmons
The Furman Lady Paladins Basketball team comes into after a good win last week and face another in state foe in S.C. State Bulldogs. Both teams will be looking for another much-needed win before the Christmas break leading into SoCon league play for Furman. Furman is led tonight by Tate Walters, Jada Session, and Kate Johnson, and Sydney James.
Tonight’s starting line up!
We are on the way here at Timmons, already some nerves as we have some bad passes and steals, Lady Paladins are down 3-2 in the first quarter. The Paladins hit two 3-point shots and its 8-5 Furman in the lead. We have first media timeout with Furman leading 8-7 with 4:44 left in the first quarter. Furman is 2-2 on 3 pointers 100% and 2 points off second chance points. Sydney James leads scoring with 5 points and Tate Walters has 3 points.
The Paladins come out swinging as Sydney Ryan hits a three which makes the score 12-7 with a 1:24 left in the quarter. Ryan hits another three pointer and its 15-9 Furman in the lead heading into the second quarter. Furman with 7 points off the bench, Sydney Ryan had 6 points, Sydney James with 5 points, Tate Walters with 3 points in that quarter.
We start the quarter with Sydney Ryan taking two shots on the line, she nails the first one and then the second its 17-11 Paladins in the lead. Furman takes a timeout with 4:44 left in the half, and its 19-15 Furman Paladins Women’s Basketball in the lead. Furman with 2 points off turnovers, 2 points in the paint. 4 points of second chances, 9 points of the bench so far tonight.
We go into the end of the half with Furman in the lead 27-15 over the S.C. State Bulldogs Women’s team. Furman with 5 points off turnovers, 4 in the paint, 9 points off turnovers, and 13 points off the bench. Sydney Ryan leads all scorers with 10 points and 2 rebounds, Sydney James with 7 points and 4 rebounds, Jada Session with 4 points and 6 rebounds, and Henley and Walters with 3 points apiece.
The second half is on the way, and we are at the first media timeout and its Furman leading 35-17 with 6:14 left in the 3rd quarter. Furman has 13 points off the bench, 12 second chance points, 8 points in the paint, and 5 off turnovers. Points leaders are both Sydney James and Ryan with 10 points, Session with 7 and Walters with 5 points. Furman shooting 66.7% from the FR line, and 31.3 % from three. Media timeout again with 4:18 left in the 3rd score 39-19 Furman in the lead.
Furman with a minute left has a 50-22 lead over the Bulldogs of SC State, as we come to the end of the third. Kate Johnson has taken over down low with 10 points and 2 rebounds. Timeout Furman with 20 seconds left and a 52-22 lead. Johnson and Ryan are having huge games tonight along with Ryan. The quarter ends and we have one half to go as Furman is pulling away 30-point lead at the moment. The fourth quarter starts with fresh new faces off the bench as Curtis. Furman still leads 59-33 with 6:49 left in the quarter as we go into a media timeout.
Furman with the timeout has 22 points in the paint, 23 off the bench, 18 off second chance, and 16 points off turnovers. Kate Johnson and Sydney James lead with 12 points apiece and 12 rebounds between them. Timeout again and the Paladins have extended their lead to 30 points with a 63-33 score with 5:22 left in the game.
We have 1 minute left in the game and Furman has a 67-40 lead on S.C. State Bulldogs, as Furman is playing everyone that is able to play at this moment some time on the floor. Game over 67-42!
