Furman Paladins vs. Erskine Flying Fleet
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The Furman Paladins (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) welcome the Erskine Flying Fleet (0-0) to Timmons Arena to open up the new 26/27 Season. The Paladins coming off a first game loss at South Florida (80-54) and picked to be first place in preseason polls are bringing back a huge amount of talent.
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The Paladins get the scoring started early and often as they jump out to a 17-7 lead with 2:38 left in the first period. The Fleet a smaller team, seem a little rattled at first but play hard and keep at close as possible. Ty Berry and Alyssa Ervin take control, and at the end of the quarter its Furman 28-11.
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The Paladins start the second quarter as they finished the first, great defense and shooting leading to a 39-15 lead at 6:44 left before halftime. The Paladins with under 4 minutes to go have opened up a 46-22 lead over the Fleet of Erskine. The Paladins end up going into halftime with 57-23 lead over the Flying Fleet. Nariah Nelson and Emma Briggs lead the Paladins with 9 points apiece going 7 for 7 from the field.
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The Paladins watch the Fleet start fighting back to get into the game and at the 6-minute mark in the 3rd quarter the Paladins lead is 62-33. The Paladins at the 4:40 media time out have a 64-35 lead and are seeing a Flying Fleet team that wants to get back in the game by playing better defense. Claire Coyle (17 points) has started to take over the game along with Alyssa Ervin (16 points) as Erskine is struggling now to stop the duo and its 75-39 Paladins. The Quarter end with the Paladins now leading 75-41.
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Furman is now set in time eating mode as they are not out to push the ball as much it’s time to rundown the clock. The Paladins with 5:26 left in the game lead 93-49.
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