WINGATE, NC – Junior center
Lauryn Taylor led Francis Marion University with 22 points, including a career-high four makes from behind the three-point arc, but the Patriots were not able to overtake Wingate University falling 75-65, Friday night (Nov.11) on the opening night of the Conference Carolinas/South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Challenge.
On the second day of the challenge, Francis Marion (0-1) will face local-rival Coker University (1-0) at 5 p.m. in Wingate's Cuddy Arena. The Cobras defeated UNC Pembroke 63-51 in Friday's first contest.
Taylor, a 5-11 native of Blythewood, led FMU with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting. She also hauled down four rebounds and handed out three assists. Sophomore guard Kianna Lee recorded 12 points (on 5-of-11 shooting) and pulled in four rebounds.
FMU senior guard
Scarlett Gilmore and forward
Jasmine Stanley added eight points each, while Stanley reeled in a team-high 11 boards. The North Myrtle Beach native also posted two steals and a block. Junior guard
Aniyah Oliver dished out a team-high seven assists, while grabbing five rebounds and three steals.
Guard Hannah Clark and forward Bryanna Troutman led Wingate (1-0) with 16 points each. The Bulldogs are among the other schools receiving votes in the preseason national Top 25 poll.
The Patriots shot 35.8 percent from the floor, including 7-of-24 from behind the three-point arc. Wingate connected on 43.7 percent of its shots, but only 6-of-21 from long range. FMU was also perfect from the free throw stripe going 10-of-10.
FMU converted 20 Bulldog turnovers into 14 points.
Wingate opened the game on an 8-2 run and the Bulldogs never trailed. FMU trailed by as many as 13 points, at 33-20, in the second quarter, but pulled to within 42-37 at halftime.
The Patriots would enter the fourth quarter down four points, but would tie things up at 57-57 after a Stanley layup and a pair of free throw makes from Oliver. The Bulldogs would then end the game with an 18-8 run over the final 7:25 of the contest.
11/11/22 7 PM at Wingate, N.C.
WINGATE 75, FRANCIS MARION 65
FRANCIS MARION (0-1)
Lauryn Taylor 8-17 2-2 22;
Kiana Lee 5-11 2-2 12;
Jasmine Stanley 4-10 0-0
8;
Scarlett Gilmore 3-11 0-0 8;
Jada Richards 2-7 0-0 5;
Trinity Adams 2-5
0-0 4;
Aniyah Oliver 0-4 4-4 4;
Alexis Sexton 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 24-67 10-10
65.
WINGATE (1-0)
Clark, Hannah 6-9 0-0 16; Troutman, Bryanna 7-10 1-2 16; Hege, Emily 5-14
4-4 14; Kozo, Laura 6-11 1-2 13; Wilson, Jaia 3-7 0-0 6; Barringer, Leah 2-5
0-0 4; Dyson, Mikayla 1-3 0-0 3; Sullivan, Lauren 1-9 1-2 3; Davis, Aj 0-2
0-0 0; Garrison, Adair 0-1 0-0 0; Douglas, Jaxson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-71
7-10 75.
Francis Marion............. 13 24 16 12 - 65
Wingate....................... 23 19 15 18 - 75
3-point goals--Francis Marion 7-24 (
Lauryn Taylor 4-7;
Scarlett Gilmore 2-7;
Jada Richards 1-2;
Trinity Adams 0-3;
Aniyah Oliver 0-1;
Alexis Sexton 0-1;
Kiana Lee 0-3), Wingate 6-21 (Clark, Hannah 4-5; Dyson, Mikayla 1-3;
Troutman, Bryanna 1-1; Wilson, Jaia 0-2; Barringer, Leah 0-1; Sullivan,
Lauren 0-4; Garrison, Adair 0-1; Hege, Emily 0-4). Fouled out--Francis
Marion-None, Wingate-None. Rebounds--Francis Marion 42 (
Jasmine Stanley 11),
Wingate 42 (Hege, Emily 8). Assists--Francis Marion 14 (
Aniyah Oliver 7),
Wingate 16 (Kozo, Laura 3). Total fouls--Francis Marion 13, Wingate 12.
Technical fouls--None. A-488
