DUE WEST, SC - Senior forward Bryce Beamer paced Francis Marion University with a game-high 18 points in a 76-57 road win over Erskine College on Saturday (Jan. 27) afternoon in Conference Carolinas men's play.
 
Francis Marion returns to the court on Tuesday (Jan. 30) against Chowan University. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. in the Smith University Center.
 
The Patriots even their overall record at 9-9, while moving to 7-3 in Conference Carolinas play.
 
Beamer notched his seventh double-double of the year by grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds.  Senior guard Tionne Rollins followed Beamer with 14 points. Unable to miss, Rollins shot 100 percent from both the field (5-of-5) and behind the three-point arc (4-of-4). Eight different Patriots own the school-record for three-point accuracy at 5-of-5.
 
Chipping in an additional nine points, six rebounds, and five assists was Horaces Jacques Jr., while junior guard Farid SaintCyr Jr. tallied eight points.  Ten different Patriots scratched in the scoring column.
 
With a team high of 14 points, Jaylen Prioleau led the Flying Fleet (3-14, 0-10) while shooting 6-of-10 from the field.
 
Shooting 45.6 percent from the field, Francis Marion sank 26-of-57 shots, while Erskine only registered 18-of-56 (32.1%).  Also holding a commanding edge in rebounds, the Patriots grabbed a total of 51 in comparison to the Flying Fleet's 33.
 
Opening the contest, Beamer canned a three pointer just seven seconds after tip-off. Following Beamer's lead, Rollins was the next to drain a three-point shot as the Patriots took a four-point lead and never trailed in the contest.
 
Gaining traction, the Patriots went up by eight at a score of 25-17 after a driving layup from sophomore forward Adonis Cole. An additional pair of buckets from SaintCyr Jr. capped a 14-2 spurt and pushed FMU to a margin of 13 points at 32-19.
 
Entering halftime, Francis Marion led 42-26 after a final three-pointer was made by Erskine's Max Peeler in the final minute.
 
Starting off the second half in similar fashion, FMU posted five points with shots made by Beamer and Rollins, working into an 18-point lead at 47-29.
 
With just over nine minutes left in the contest, junior guard Niko Noumeros sank a pair of free throws and was quickly followed by yet another made three-pointer from Rollins as the lead surged to 62-38.
 
Francis Marion took its largest lead at 72-47 after an offensive stick-back by Noumeros with 4:09 left.
 
The Patriots, who lead the conference in scoring offense, held an overwhelming 31-2 edge in fast-break points.
 
 
01/27/24 4:00 pm at Due West, SC
FRANCIS MARION 76, ERSKINE 57
FRANCIS MARION (9-9, 7-3)
Bryce Beamer 5-15 5-5 18; Tionne Rollins 5-5 0-0 14; Horaces Jacques Jr. 4-9
0-0 9; Farid SaintCyr Jr. 3-9 1-2 8; Niko Noumeros 1-3 5-8 7; Ibrahim
Wattara 3-5 1-3 7; Marlow Gilmore Jr. 1-3 3-6 5; Adonis Cole 2-4 0-0 4; Jy
Gladden 1-1 0-0 2; Willie Patterson III 1-3 0-0 2; Chandler O'Bannon 0-0 0-1
0; Jose Figueroa 0-0 0-0 0; Matthew Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 15-25 76.
ERSKINE (3-14, 0-10)
Jaylen Prioleau 6-10 1-3 14; Jayden  Byrd 2-4 5-6 10; Max Peeler 3-8 0-0 9;
Jalen Robinson 1-6 2-2 4; Larry Mitchell 1-1 2-3 4; William Bush 1-4 1-2 3;
Moses Cheek 1-4 0-0 3; Christian Monroe 1-7 0-2 2; Davis Byrnes 1-1 0-0 2;
Corey Gaines 1-6 0-0 2; Connor Stark 0-0 2-4 2; Grant Lovette 0-2 1-4 1;
Raeshawn Sutherland 0-1 1-4 1; Makayl Rakestraw 0-0 0-2 0; Malik Shepherd
0-0 0-0 0; Drayton Benjamin 0-0 0-0 0; Jalen Jennings 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
18-56 15-32 57.
Francis Marion...........   42   34  -   76
Erskine.......................   26   31  -   57
3-point goals--Francis Marion 9-19 (Tionne Rollins 4-4; Bryce Beamer 3-7;
Farid SaintCyr Jr. 1-4; Horaces Jacques Jr. 1-3; Willie Patterson III 0-1),
Erskine 6-30 (Max Peeler 3-7; Moses Cheek 1-2; Jayden  Byrd 1-3; Jaylen
Prioleau 1-4; Christian Monroe 0-3; Corey Gaines 0-3; Grant Lovette 0-2;
Jalen Jennings 0-1; William Bush 0-1; Jalen Robinson 0-4). Fouled
out--Francis Marion-Jy Gladden, Erskine-Larry Mitchell. Rebounds--Francis
Marion 51 (Bryce Beamer 11), Erskine 33 (Christian Monroe 5).
Assists--Francis Marion 12 (Horaces Jacques Jr. 5), Erskine 7 (Connor Stark
2; Jayden  Byrd 2). Total fouls--Francis Marion 26, Erskine 18. Technical
fouls--None. A-310