FLORENCE, SC – Sophomore guard Kianna Lee recorded a double-double with a game-high 19 points and career-high 12 rebounds as Francis Marion University grabbed a 72-60 win over Chowan University, Tuesday night (Nov. 22) in Conference Carolinas women's basketball action.
 
Francis Marion (2-3, 1-0) will return home in one week for a non-conference matchup against Lenoir-Rhyne University on Monday (Nov. 28) at 5:30 p.m. in the Smith University Center.
 
Junior center Lauryn Taylor posted 13 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Senior forward Jasmine Stanley tallied 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, while snatching down six rebounds, and junior point guard Aniyah Oliver added 12 points, while dishing out a game-high six assists and grabbing three steals.
 
Senior forward Keibra Hopkins led Chowan University (3-2, 0-1) with 15 points for the Hawks.  Chowan is among the other teams receiving votes in this week's WBCA Top 25 poll.
 
After the opening tip, Taylor drained a jumper and the Patriots would never trail. A three-pointer from Lee would extend the Patriot's lead to five at 7-2, but the Hawks would fly from behind and even the score at 9-9 after two free throw makes with 4:59 remaining. FMU would ultimately answer back strong and lead by nine (22-13) after three consecutive layups.
 
FMU entered the second quarter leading by 24-15, but the Hawks would not be pushed away and tied the score again at 27-27 with 5:21 remaining.  The Patriots responded with a 13-2 finish to go into halftime up 40-29. Taylor contributed a pair of three-pointers to that decisive run.
 
Francis Marion would lead by as much as 14 in the third quarter and the margin never got below eight points. Lee scored seven of her 19 points in the third quarter. The Patriots would lead by as many as 16 points at 65-49 in the fourth quarter after a Lee floater in the paint with 4:08 left.
 
Francis Marion shot 41.4 percent from the floor, including 8-of-20 from behind the three-point arc, and was 16-of-21 at the foul stripe, while Chowan registered a 34.4 percent shooting and was 14-of-17 on free throws.

 
 
11/22/22 5:30 pm at Florence, SC
FRANCIS MARION 72, CHOWAN 60
CHOWAN (3-2,0-1)
Keibra Hopkins 6-12 2-2 15; Destiny Robinson 5-8 2-3 12; Aniah Patterson
4-12 2-2 10; Demetria Bland 2-10 4-4 8; Tyaysia Sharpe 2-9 2-4 7; Jayah
King-Johnson 2-5 0-0 4; Yasmine Brown 1-5 0-0 2; Imani Hickman 0-2 2-2 2;
Kashara Simpson 0-0 0-0 0; Brittany Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0; Sydney Roberts 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 22-64 14-17 60.
FRANCIS MARION (2-3,1-0)
Kiana Lee 6-16 4-6 19; Lauryn Taylor 5-15 0-0 13; Jasmine Stanley 5-7 2-2
12; Aniyah Oliver 4-7 3-4 12; Jada Richards 3-6 1-1 7; Alexis Sexton 1-2 2-2
5; Scarlett Gilmore 0-3 4-6 4; MiLeia Owens 0-0 0-0 0; Trinity Adams 0-2 0-0
0. Totals 24-58 16-21 72.
Chowan........................   15   14   12   19  -   60
Francis Marion.............   22   18   13   19  -   72
3-point goals--Chowan 2-14 (Keibra Hopkins 1-3; Tyaysia Sharpe 1-2; Aniah
Patterson 0-6; Demetria Bland 0-3), Francis Marion 8-20 (Lauryn Taylor 3-6;
Kiana Lee 3-6; Aniyah Oliver 1-2; Alexis Sexton 1-2; Trinity Adams 0-1;
Scarlett Gilmore 0-1; Jada Richards 0-2). Fouled out--Chowan-None, Francis
Marion-None. Rebounds--Chowan 42 (Destiny Robinson 10), Francis Marion 33
(Kiana Lee 12). Assists--Chowan 14 (Tyaysia Sharpe 5), Francis Marion 15
(Aniyah Oliver 6). Total fouls--Chowan 20, Francis Marion 15. Technical
fouls--Chowan-TEAM, Francis Marion-None. A-222