HARTSVILLE, SC – Francis Marion University lost to Coker University 75-55 on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 12) to conclude play in the 2023 Conference Carolinas/South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Challenge.
 
Francis Marion (0-2) will continue its season-opening road swing on Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off at Newberry College.
 
Senior Lauryn Taylor paced the Patriots with 14 points and nine rebounds.  Freshman point guard Nevaeh Farmer had the best game of her young two-game career with 11 points and seven rebounds.
 
Mya Wasswa led four Coker (1-1) players in double digits with 18 points.
 
FMU connected on 35.3 percent of its field goal attempts and was 17-of-22 at the free throw stripe.  Coker shot 43.5 percent from the field, including 8-of-19 from behind the three-point arc, and was 13-of-21 at the foul line.
 
Taylor registered the game's first bucket, but Coker responded with seven straight points and would never trail again.  The Cobras led 21-8 at the end of the period.  The margin grew to 31-11 three minutes into the second quarter, and Coker would hold a 40-26 advantage at halftime.
 
Francis Marion opened the third period with a 12-2 spurt, capped by a lay-up by sophomore Trinity Adams that trimmed the lead to 42-38.  Coker answered with six straight points and would lead 56-43 heading to the fourth quarter.
 
 
11/12/23 2:00 pm at Hartsville, SC
COKER 75, FRANCIS MARION 55
FRANCIS MARION (0-2)
Lauryn Taylor 7-12 0-4 14; Nevaeh Farmer 4-5 2-3 11; Kiana Lee 1-10 7-7 9;
Trinity Adams 2-7 2-2 6; Aniyah Oliver 2-6 0-0 5; Jada Richards 0-2 4-4 4;
Sydney Turner 0-2 2-2 2; Trinity Delaney 1-2 0-0 2; Sommer Joseph 1-3 0-0 2;
MacKenzie Feagin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 17-22 55.
COKER (1-1)
Mya Wasswa 6-9 5-7 18; Kamari Thompson 5-8 4-6 14; Dasia Lambert 5-13 0-0
13; Mariah Mitchem 4-10 0-0 11; Dominique Rodriguez 3-14 1-2 8; Kristynn
Knight 3-4 0-2 6; Jade Roberts 1-3 1-2 3; Diamond Jackson 0-0 2-2 2; Ashley
Fowler 0-0 0-0 0; Shawntenna Tillman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 13-21 75.
Francis Marion.. .........    8   18   17   12  -   55
Coker.........................   21   19   16   19  -   75
3-point goals--Francis Marion 2-11 (Nevaeh Farmer 1-1; Aniyah Oliver 1-3;
Jada Richards 0-2; MacKenzie Feagin 0-1; Kiana Lee 0-3; Lauryn Taylor 0-1),
Coker 8-19 (Mariah Mitchem 3-3; Dasia Lambert 3-8; Mya Wasswa 1-3; Dominique
Rodriguez 1-4; Shawntenna Tillman 0-1). Fouled out--Francis Marion-None,
Coker-Kristynn Knight. Rebounds--Francis Marion 30 (Lauryn Taylor 9), Coker
33 (Kamari Thompson 10). Assists--Francis Marion 4 (Trinity Delaney 1;
Trinity Adams 1; Lauryn Taylor 1; Kiana Lee 1), Coker 13 (Dominique
Rodriguez 5). Total fouls--Francis Marion 19, Coker 22. Technical
fouls--None. A-76