FLORENCE, SC – Sophomore forward Trinity Adams scored 13 of her game-high 23 points in the opening eight minutes and Francis Marion University rolled to a 78-56 home win over Southern Wesleyan University, Saturday afternoon (Feb. 3) in Conference Carolinas women's basketball play.
 
Francis Marion wins its ninth consecutive game to improve to 15-5 overall and 10-1 in conference action.  The Patriots will try and extend their home court winning streak to 14 games when they entertain the University of Mount Olive on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
 
The victory was the 950th in the storied history of the Patriot women's basketball program.  FMU stands 13th in wins among NCAA Division II programs.
 
Adams drained 9-of-14 field goal attempts, including 2-of-3 from behind the three-point arc, and was a perfect 3-of-3 at the foul line in only 24 minutes of action.
 
FMU senior center Lauryn Taylor scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and in the process surpassed 1,500 career points – the 13th Patriot to reach that plateau.  Junior forward Kiana Lee added nine points, while freshman center Trinity Delaney came off the bench to tally five points and a career-high-equaling 12 rebounds.
 
Jordan Rice paced SWU (8-13, 5-6) with 11 points, while Shelby Glance and Lexi Greffen chipped in 10 each.
 
The Patriots trailed only twice in the early going, at 10-9 and 12-11.  After the final deficit, FMU ran off 10 straight points and never trailed again.  Adams scored 13 of FMU's first 16 points.  Senior point guard Aniyah Oliver nailed a three-point to end the first quarter scoring and give FMU its first double-digit lead at 24-14.
 
Francis Marion led by as many as 16 points in the second quarter, at 30-14 after a three-pointer by Adams.  FMU held a 35-21 halftime advantage
 
A bucket by Greffen to open the third period got the Warriors to within 35-23, but that would be as close as they would get.  Four straight points stretched the lead to 16, and the margin would grow to 28 (59-31) following two free throws by Delaney with 18 ticks left in the quarter.
 
A three-point play by Delaney to open the final period gave FMU its largest lead at 62-32.  Twelve of the 14 FMU players scored in the contest.
 
Francis Marion shot 42.2 percent from the floor, including six made three-pointers, and was 18-of-25 at the free throw stripe.  SWU was held to 37.5 percent shooting from the field and was only 2-of-8 at the foul line.  FMU outrebounded the Warriors 51-32.

 
 
02/03/24 2:00 pm at Florence, SC
FRANCIS MARION 78, SOUTHERN WESLEYAN 56
SOUTHERN WESLEYAN (8-13, 5-6)
Jordan Race 4-5 0-0 11; Lexi Greffen 5-10 0-0 10; Shelby Glance 4-10 0-0 10;
Alexis Glover 4-6 0-0 8; Dynasty Shegog 2-11 1-6 5; Taylin Smith 2-7 0-0 5;
Rahkhia Mack 1-5 1-2 3; Asia Pearly 1-3 0-0 2; Tristen Berry 1-3 0-0 2;
Kaliah Kendrick 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 2-8 56.
FRANCIS MARION (15-5, 10-1)
Trinity Adams 9-14 3-3 23; Lauryn Taylor 5-13 2-5 12; Kiana Lee 3-8 2-2 9;
Jada Richards 2-6 2-2 7; Aniyah Oliver 2-7 1-2 7; Trinity Delaney 1-3 3-3 5;
Nevaeh Farmer 2-4 0-0 4; Sommer Joseph 2-3 0-0 4; Gabby Evans 0-1 2-2 2;
Sydney Turner 1-2 0-0 2; Lauren Brokken 0-0 2-4 2; MacKenzie Feagin 0-3 1-2
1; MiLeia Owens 0-0 0-0 0; KiMyah Foggie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-64 18-25 78.
Southern Wesleyan.......... 14    7   11   24  -   56
Francis Marion................   24   11   24   19  -   78
3-point goals--Southern Wesleyan 6-18 (Jordan Race 3-3; Shelby Glance 2-5;
Taylin Smith 1-4; Dynasty Shegog 0-1; Rahkhia Mack 0-2; Tristen Berry 0-2;
Kaliah Kendrick 0-1), Francis Marion 6-21 (Aniyah Oliver 2-6; Trinity Adams
2-3; Jada Richards 1-4; Kiana Lee 1-2; MacKenzie Feagin 0-3; Lauryn Taylor
0-3). Fouled out--Southern Wesleyan-Alexis Glover, Francis Marion-None.
Rebounds--Southern Wesleyan 32 (Shelby Glance 6; Alexis Glover 6), Francis
Marion 51 (Lauryn Taylor 13). Assists--Southern Wesleyan 17 (Lexi Greffen
4), Francis Marion 16 (Aniyah Oliver 5). Total fouls--Southern Wesleyan 22,
Francis Marion 11. Technical fouls--None. A-461