FLORENCE, SC – In a game that was interrupted on Jan. 17 by water on the playing court with Francis Marion University trailing by 12 points, the Patriots could not rally when the game was resumed Monday night (Feb. 25) and Armstrong Atlantic State University claimed a 75-61 Peach Belt Conference victory.

The game was postponed with Armstrong leading 46-34 and 17:19 on the clock when a leak in the Smith University center roof made the floor unplayable.  The contest was picked up at that point on Monday.

Francis Marion (11-13, 5-12) will hold Senior Night on Wednesday when the Patriots entertain UNC Pembroke at 5:30 p.m. in the team's final home appearance of the season.

Senior forward Jasmine Williams-Hayes paced FMU with 14 points and five rebounds, while senior guard Kristen Dickerson scored 11 and junior Dee Gray tallied 10 points and six rebounds.

Junior guard Tori Klewicki-McNutt led Armstrong (12-13, 7-11) with 16 points, while senior forward Demisha Mills scored 15 points and junior center Mauri Wells added 12 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.

After played resumed and the Pirates leading 46-34, Francis Marion trimmed the deficit to11 points, at 49-38, on back-to-back buckets by Dickerson and freshman guard Camille Dash.  Mills accounted for the game's next five points to start a 16-2 Pirate run that stretched the lead to 25 points (65-40) with 8:09 remaining.

Francis Marion closed the game with a 13-2 run of its own to cut the final margin to 14 points.  Williams-Hayes scored nine of her points in that final push.

FMU had trailed 44-29 at halftime back in January.  Other than a pair of small leads in the opening two minutes of game, the Patriots trailed the remainder of the contest.

Francis Marion connected on 39.1 percent of its field goal attempts, while the Pirates shot 46.3 percent.

2/25/13 5:30 pm at Florence, SC (Smith University Center)
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC ST. UNIV. 75, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 61

ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC ST. UNIV. (12-13 , 7-11 PBC)
Tori Klewicki-McNutt 6-15 2-2 16; Demisha Mills 6-15 2-5 15; Mauri Wells
6-12 0-0 12; Tyler Carlson 3-6 0-0 8; Bryonna Davis 3-5 0-0 8; Candace
Carreras 3-6 1-1 7; Stephenie Coney 3-4 0-0 6; Dee Hayward 1-3 0-0 3; Hanna
Bognar 0-0 0-1 0; Karolina Rykowska 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-67 5-9 75.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (11-13 , 5-12 PBC)
Jas. Williams-Hayes 5-9 3-6 14; Kristen Dickerson 5-10 1-2 11; Dee Gray 5-9
0-0 10; Erin Pinkett 3-8 0-0 8; Briana Robinson 1-8 4-5 6; Kim Roach 2-6 0-0
4; Tiara Gause 2-4 0-0 4; Jalyn McDowell 1-3 0-0 2; Camille Dash 1-6 0-0 2;
DeAsia Toney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 8-13 61.
Halftime: Armstrong Atlantic St. 44 Francis Marion 29
3-point goals--Armstrong Atlantic St. Univ. 8-20 (Tyler Carlson 2-3; Tori
Klewicki-McNutt 2-8; Bryonna Davis 2-4; Dee Hayward 1-1; Demisha Mills 1-1;
Stephenie Coney 0-1; Candace Carreras 0-2), Francis Marion University 3-11
(Erin Pinkett 2-7; Jas. Williams-Hayes 1-1; Dee Gray 0-1; Camille Dash 0-1;
Kristen Dickerson 0-1). Fouled out--Armstrong Atlantic St. Univ.-None,
Francis Marion University-None. Rebounds--Armstrong Atlantic St. Univ. 46
(Mauri Wells 16), Francis Marion University 32 (Dee Gray 6).
Assists--Armstrong Atlantic St. Univ. 18 (Dee Hayward 6), Francis Marion
University 20 (DeAsia Toney 6). Total fouls--Armstrong Atlantic St. Univ.
11, Francis Marion University 11. Technical fouls--None. A-450