FURMAN PALADINS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SPORTS INFORMATION: 3300 Poinsett Highway | Timmons Arena | Greenville, S.C. |WBB Contact: Wesley Herring ([email protected]) 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date ............................... Saturday, February 15 Date Opponent Time/Result Site ................Greenville, S.C. / Timmons Arena Nov. 2 Converse (Exhibition) W, 79-55 Tip Time ........................................2:00 p.m. ET Nov. 6 at Clemson L, 77-71 Live Stats ................................FurmanPaladins.com Nov. 10 Georgia Southern W, 78-63 Nov. 13 North Greenville W, 88-51 TV/Stream .............................................ESPN3 Nov. 18 Hampton W, 70-65 Series ................................ Furman leads 41-22 Nov. 22 at Vanderbilt L, 74-46 Nov. 24 at Middle Tennessee L, 78-62 East Tennessee State (8-17, 3-7 SoCon) Last Meeting ........Furman won 81-62 (1/16/20) Furman (15-10, 5-5 SoCon) Nov. 30 at Gardner-Webb W, 72-67 BUCCANEERS PALADINS Dec. 5 Georgia State W, 62-55 @FurmanPaladins @FurmanWBB @CoachCarsonFU #BeDistinct Dec. 8 at Richmond W, 70-69 Dec. 15 at Georgia L, 77-48 OPENING TIPOFF Dec. 20 at Florida Atlantic¹ W, 69-63 Dec. 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s¹ W, 63-48 • Furman remains at Timmons Arena on Saturday afternoon when it hosts East Tennessee State at 2 p.m. Dec. 30 Elon L, 87-76 (OT) • The Paladins and Buccaneers are meeting for the 64th time in program history with Furman leading the all-time Jan. 2 Newberry W, 62-43 series 41-22. Jan. 9 Mercer* W, 62-49 Jan. 11 Samford*² W, 77-69 • The Paladins defeated East Tennessee State in the first meeting this season, 81-62, in Johnson City on January Jan. 16 at East Tennessee State* W, 81-62 16. Jan. 18 at Chattanooga* L, 60-52 • Furman is coming off a 69-63 loss to Chattanooga on Thursday evening at Timmons Arena. Jan. 23 UNC Greensboro* L, 59-53 • Le’Jzae Davidson led the Paladins offensively with a game-high 22 points while Tierra Hodges led all players with Jan. 25 Western Carolina* W, 69-53 Jan. 27 Bob Jones W, 88-24 14 rebounds. Feb. 1 at Wofford* L, 66-62 • Taylor Petty set a new career-high with nine rebounds while Lindsey Taylor scored 11 points highlighted by a Feb. 6 at Samford* W, 72-59 career-best 7-for-7 mark at the free throw line. Feb. 8 at Mercer* L, 61-55 Feb. 13 Chattanooga* L, 69-63 • The Paladins currently rank second in the SoCon this season in both scoring offense (66.8) and scoring defense Feb. 15 East Tennessee State* 2:00 p.m. (61.9). Feb. 20 at Western Carolina* 7:00 p.m. • Celena Taborn leads the conference in field goal percentage (66.9%) while Hodges is first in rebounding (10.0). Feb. 22 at UNC Greensboro* 4:00 p.m. • Taborn is 29 points away from reach 1,000 in her career. She would be the 25th player in school history to Feb. 29 Wofford* 2:00 p.m. Mar. 5-9 at SoCon Tournament TBA achieve the career milestone. • Davidson sits fifth all-time at Furman with 1,669 career points. She needs eight points to surpass Janice Rhyne- Home Games In Bold hardt (1989-92) for fourth place in program history. All Times Eastern • Head coach Jackie Carson, who is second all-time in wins at Furman, has 159 victories in her career. * - Southern Conference Game 1 - FAU Holiday Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.) • Carson is one win away from tying Judy Southard of Marshall (1983-92) for the eighth-most wins by a SoCon 2 - at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, S.C.) coach in league history. • Carson ranks ninth all-time in wins by a Southern Conference coach. • The Paladins were picked as the preseason favorite to win the Southern Conference in 2019-20 by the league’s head coaches and were tabbed second by the media. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 2019-20 SOCON STANDINGS (as of 2/14/20) SoCon Overall Milica Le’Jzae Grace Tierra Taylor W L PCT. W L PCT. Manojlovic Davidson van Rij Hodges Petty Wofford 7 3 .700 14 11 .560 R-So. | G | 5-7 Sr. | G | 5-5 So. | F | 6-2 R-Jr. | G/F | 5-9 R-Sr. | G | 5-9 Tivat, Montenegro Nashville, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Covington, Ga. Conover, N.C. UNCG 6 3 .667 17 7 .708 Samford 6 3 .667 11 13 .458 Points 7.0 Points 14.2 Points 2.8 Points 11.7 Points 9.4 Chattanooga 6 4 .600 7 17 .292 Rebounds 3.3 Rebounds 3.8 Rebounds 2.3 Rebounds 10.0 Rebounds 3.1 Furman 5 5 .500 15 10 .600 Assists 4.9 Assists 1.7 Assists 0.0 Assists 2.2 Assists 1.8 Mercer 3 6 .333 6 18 .250 Blocks 0.1 Blocks 0.1 Blocks 0.1 Blocks 0.1 Blocks 0.2 ETSU 3 7 .300 8 17 .320 Steals 1.4 Steals 1.2 Steals 0.1 Steals 1.0 Steals 0.7 WCU 2 7 .222 5 19 .208 Minutes 31.6 Minutes 35.1 Minutes 9.3 Minutes 30.5 Minutes 34.2 2019-20 FURMAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES • GAME 26 • ETSU (FEB. 15, 2020) ALL ABOUT FURMAN... Carson Moving up SoCon All-Time Wins List Currently in her 10th season as head coach at Furman, Jackie Carson • Among America’s Best Colleges; U.S. News and World Report ranks Furman University the No. 1 college in South Carolina, Top 5 in the Southeast, and 51st nationally. Forbes recognizes Fur- is moving up the career coaching victories list for the Southern Confer- man 21st on its list of “Top 25 Colleges in the South.” Furman consistently appears among the ence. Carson sits in the top-10 all-time for both overall and conference nation’s elite for campus beauty, including a recent No. 9 ranking on the Times Higher Education wins. list of “Ten Most Beautiful Universities in the U.S.” Overall Wins Name, School (Years), Record, Pct. DID YOU KNOW... 1. Wes Moore, Chattanooga (1998-13), 358-113, .760 • Among Furman’s most notable graduates are Charles Townes, Nobel Prize-winning inventor 2. Sherry Carter, Furman (1982-02), 292-241, .548 of the laser; John Watson, the “father of behavioral psychology”; Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops; Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland; Richard Riley, former gov- 3. Rusty Cram, Georgia Southern (1996-12), 239-230, .510 ernor of South Carolina and U.S. Department of Education Secretary; Mike McConnell, former 4. Linda Robinson, Appalachian State (1984-97), 236-137, .632 vice admiral, Director of the National Security Agency, and Director of National Intelligence; 5. Lynne Agee, UNCG (1997-11), 220-192, .534 Betsy King and Beth Daniel, Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall-of-Famers; Clint Dempsey, 6. Mike Morris, Samford (2008-19), 187-156, .545 member of the 2006, ‘10, & ‘14 (captain) U.S. World Cup Teams and recently retired star of the 7. Craig Parrott, Chattanooga (1987-98), 164-146, .529 Seattle Sounders;Brad Faxon, nine-time winner on the PGA & Champions Tours; Sam Wyche, 8. Judy Southard, Marshall (1983-92), 160-95, .627 former head coach of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals; Bear Rinehart, lead singer/songwriter of the popular band NeedToBreathe. 9. Jackie Carson, Furman (2010-Present), 159-148, .518 10. Anette Watts, Davidson (2001-10), 144-121, .543 2019-20 FURMAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS SoCon Wins GENERAL INFORMATION School ........................................................................................................Furman University Name, School (Years), Record, Pct. Location........................................................................................................... Greenville, S.C. 1. Wes Moore, Chattanooga (1998-13), 241-43, .849 Enrollment ......................................................................................................................2,700 Founded...........................................................................................................................1826 2. Rusty Cram, Georgia Southern (1996-12), 163-131, .554 Colors ..............................................................................................................Purple & White 3. Lynne Agee, UNCG (1997-11), 149-111, .573 Nickname .................................................................................................................. Paladins 4. Sherry Carter, Furman (1984-02), 133-102, .566 Mascot ..............................................................................................Knight On A White Horse Conference (Affiliation) .............................................................................Southern (NCAA I) 5. Mike Morris, Samford (2008-19), 110-70, .611 Arena (Capacity) .........................................................................................Timmons (5,000) 6. Annette Watts, Davidson (2001-10), 102-68, .600 President ................................................................................................... Dr. Elizabeth Davis Faculty Athletics Representative .................................................................Dr. Danielle Vinson 7. Linda Robinson, Appalachian State (1984-97), 98-49, .667 Director of Athletics......................................................................................... Jason Donnelly 8. Karen Kemp, ETSU (1994-05), 89-98, .476 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 9. Jackie Carson, Furman (2010-Present), 82-76, .519 Head Coach ..................................................................................Jackie Carson (Furman ‘00) 10. Darcie Vincent, Appalachian State (2008-14), 78-40, .661 Record at Furman .......................................................................................159-148 (10 years) Overall Record ................................................................................................................Same Associate Head Coach ...........................................Pierre Curtis (James Madison ‘13), 7th year Davidson One of Top Scorers in Furman History Assistant Coaches .................................................Krista