FLORENCE, SC - Guards Shana Franks, Eboni Fields, and Jennifer Dyer scored 19, 18, and 17 points respectively and the trio combined to shoot 12-of-26 from behind the three-point arc as Francis Marion University shot its way to a record-setting 117-35 win over Chowan University, Saturday afternoon (Nov. 22) in non-conference women's basketball action.

The Patriot Women remain unbeaten at 3-0, while the Hawks drop to 0-4 as the two programs met for the first time.  Francis Marion will play host to Morris College on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

Franks hit 3-of-8 from long range en route to her game-high 19 points, while Fields nailed 6-of-11 three-point attempts as the Patriots made a school-record 17 three-pointers (in 32 attempts).  That broke the old mark of 14 set nearly four years ago (Nov. 23, 2004) in a home win over Presbyterian College.  In the second half alone, FMU nailed 11 of 17 from beyond the arc.

Dyer added a trio of three pointers, while three other Patriots also scored in double figures: sophomore Shannon Singleton-Bates 13, senior Katherine Kiefer 11, and sophomore Robin Colbert 10.

FMU scored the game's first nine points and never trailed.  The Patriots led 50-20 at halftime.

The Patriots shot 67.6 percent over the final 20 minutes, while holding the Hawks to only 5-of-22 from the field.  Every Patriot player in uniform scored.

The final 82-point margin was the fourth largest in team history and the highest in 21 seasons, surpassing Wednesday's 79-point victory.   FMU forced 54 turnovers on Saturday and recorded 35 steals, equaling the most in head coach Heather Macy's short two-year stint in Florence.

Center AJ O'Banion and guard Maddie Cummings led the Hawks with nine points each.  O'Banion also hauled down six rebounds.

11-22-08 2:00 pm at Florence, SC (Smith University Center)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 117, CHOWAN UNIVERSITY 35

CHOWAN UNIVERSITY (0-4)
O'Banion, AJ 4-4 1-3 9; Cummings, Maddie 3-9 1-2 9; McMorris, Alicia 2-6 2-2
7; Nicholson, Brittany 3-7 0-0 6; Bethea, Nichelle 1-3 0-0 2; Jennings,
Ransheda 1-5 0-0 2; Raa, Carol 0-1 0-0 0; McMahan, Demicka 0-3 0-2 0;
Simmons, Acquanette 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 14-42 4-9 35.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (3-0)
Franks, Shana 5-11 6-9 19; Fields, Eboni 6-13 0-0 18; Dyer, Jennifer 7-12
0-0 17; Singleton-Bates, Sha 6-12 0-2 13; Kiefer, Katherine 3-3 3-6 11;
Colbert, Robin 3-5 3-4 10; Ransom, Kevina 1-2 5-6 7; Powell, Dominique 3-5
1-3 7; Morgan, Shaquana 3-6 1-2 7; Downs, Danelle 1-2 1-3 3; Wheatland,
Keahna 1-1 0-0 3; Howze, Tenisha 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-74 20-35 117.
Halftime: Francis Marion 50  Chowan 20
3-point goals--Chowan University 3-13 (Cummings, Maddie 2-6; McMorris,
Alicia 1-3; McMahan, Demicka 0-1; Simmons, Acquanette 0-1; Nicholson,
Brittany 0-2), Francis Marion University 17-32 (Fields, Eboni 6-11; Dyer,
Jennifer 3-7; Franks, Shana 3-8; Kiefer, Katherine 2-2; Colbert, Robin 1-1;
Wheatland, Keahna 1-1; Singleton-Bates, Sha 1-2). Fouled out--Chowan
University-None, Francis Marion University-None. Rebounds--Chowan University
36 (O'Banion, AJ 6), Francis Marion University 33 (Singleton-Bates, Sha 5).
Assists--Chowan University 6 (McMorris, Alicia 2; O'Banion, AJ 2), Francis
Marion University 28 (Ransom, Kevina 6; Dyer, Jennifer 6). Total
fouls--Chowan University 27, Francis Marion University 15. Technical
fouls--Chowan University-None, Francis Marion University-None. A-403