FLORENCE, SC - Sophomore Shannon Singleton-Bates paced five Patriots in double figures with a career-high 20 points as Francis Marion University set a three-game scoring record with a 119-49 defeat of Morris College, Tuesday evening (Nov. 25) in non-conference women's basketball action.

Francis Marion ups its record to 4-0, while the Hornets drop to 4-5.  It was the first meeting between the two in-state schools since 1990.

Francis Marion will host Erskine College on Saturday at 2 p.m., while Morris plays at Southern Polytechnic State on Saturday, also at 2 p.m.

Over the past three contests, FMU has scored 116, 117, and 119 points to set a new school record for points in a 3-game series with 352.  The old mark of 338 was set last November.

Following Singleton-Bates in the scoring column were junior Shana Franks with 18, senior Jennifer Dyer 17, senior Kevina Ransom 13, and sophomore Robin Colbert 10.  Dyer added eight assists and six steals, while Ransom tallied eight steals and Singleton-Bates and senior guard Shaquana Morgan owned team rebounding honors with seven each.

For the third straight game, every Patriot player in uniform scored.

Sophomore forward Tyneshia Eaddy led Morris with 16 points, while Erica Wilkerson added eight points.

The Patriots scored the contest's opening six points and never trailed.  The Hornets trailed by only 10 (25-15) with nine minutes left in the opening half, but Francis Marion outscored them 39-14 to end the stanza and led 64-29 at intermission.

The Patriots shot 51.1 percent for the game, while holding Morris to 36.2 percent.  FMU forced 55 Hornet turnovers and converted them in 59 points. 

11-25-08 7:30 pm at Florence, SC (Smith University Center)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 119, MORRIS COLLEGE 49

MORRIS COLLEGE (4-5)
Tyneshia Eaddy 6-9 4-6 16; Erica Wilkerson 4-7 0-0 8; Jennifer Quinn 0-4 6-8
6; Staci Holmes 2-4 1-2 5; Shaniqua Campbell 2-2 1-4 5; Jamecia Ready 2-6
0-0 4; Ashley Dix 1-6 0-0 3; Erica Washington 0-1 1-2 1; Leanna Mills 0-0
1-2 1; Adriauna Yancy 0-1 0-0 0; Jacquetta Coleman 0-3 0-2 0; Delesha
Williams 0-0 0-0 0; Tiffany Johnson 0-2 0-1 0; Tameka Myers 0-2 0-2 0;
Ameisha Owens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 14-29 49.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (4-0)
Singleton-Bates, Sha 10-18 0-0 20; Franks, Shana 5-7 7-8 18; Dyer, Jennifer
7-12 0-0 17; Ransom, Kevina 3-5 5-9 13; Colbert, Robin 3-6 4-5 10; Fields,
Eboni 4-10 0-0 9; Kiefer, Katherine 3-6 1-1 7; Powell, Dominique 3-7 0-0 6;
Howze, Tenisha 2-5 2-4 6; Downs, Danelle 3-7 0-0 6; Morgan, Shaquana 2-5 1-2
5; Wheatland, Keahna 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 46-90 20-31 119.
Halftime: Francis Marion 64 Morris 29
3-point goals--Morris College 1-6 (Ashley Dix 1-3; Jennifer Quinn 0-1;
Tiffany Johnson 0-2), Francis Marion University 7-17 (Dyer, Jennifer 3-8;
Ransom, Kevina 2-2; Franks, Shana 1-2; Fields, Eboni 1-5). Fouled
out--Morris College-None, Francis Marion University-None. Rebounds--Morris
College 38 (Shaniqua Campbell 7), Francis Marion University 50
(Singleton-Bates, Sha 7; Morgan, Shaquana 7). Assists--Morris College 12
(Jennifer Quinn 4), Francis Marion University 29 (Dyer, Jennifer 8). Total
fouls--Morris College 26, Francis Marion University 22. Technical
fouls--Morris College-None, Francis Marion University-None. A-712