December 7, 2002
FURMAN FALLS AT AUBURN 73-35
Auburn, Ala.-- The Auburn women's basketball team improved its record to 6-0, by defeating Furman 73-35 Saturday at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.
Marita Payne finished with a career high 12 points to go along with seven boards and five blocked shots.
"We are starting to click as a team," said Payne. "I worked out hard last spring to get ready for this season and I really think it has helped me get ready for this year."
The Tigers shot 52 percent from the field in the first-half and jumped out to a 40-13 lead at halftime. Auburn never looked back, leading by as many as 40 points in the second half before settling on the 73-35 final score.
"I thought we played really well today," said Auburn head coach Joe Ciampi. "Defensively we broke down their tempo in the first half. We blocked shots and got into their passing lanes to shut them down."
Natasha Brackett led all scorers with 13 points, while Nancy Derrick was also in double-figures for Auburn, finishing with a season-high 10 points. As a team, the Tigers shot an impressive 80 percent (20-25) from the charity stripe, and out-rebounded the Lady Paladins by 15 boards (57-42).
"It is all about attitude and doing the little things. We are learning to get in there and get the boards," said Ciampi. "We just need to stay aggressive on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball."
Furman was led by Kim Lawrence and Deshara Shealey, who both finished with 10 points. Furman, losers of three straight, shot just 17.9 percent from the field and made only one of 17 three point tries.
The Lady Paladins return to action Saturday against Clemson at the Civic Center of Anderson.
Official Basketball Box Score Furman Lady Paladins vs Auburn Tigers 12/7/02 2:00 p.m. at Auburn, Ala. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Furman Lady Paladins 2-4 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 40 ROACH, Katie........ f 1-6 0-0 7-8 2 4 6 4 9 0 1 0 1 27 21 NADALIN, Jen........ c 1-10 0-0 1-3 4 2 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 24 03 LAWRENCE, Kim....... g 5-13 0-0 0-2 3 1 4 3 10 0 2 0 1 35 05 PARIS, Tommi........ g 0-8 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 33 24 SHEALEY, Deshara.... g 4-17 0-7 2-3 3 5 8 3 10 6 6 2 4 36 12 WELLS, Princess..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 7 20 HARRIS, Laney....... 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 5 6 0 3 1 4 1 0 15 22 FEW, Lauren......... 0-8 0-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 17 23 GANT, Melynda....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 TEAM................ 4 4 8 Totals.............. 12-67 1-17 10-16 18 24 42 16 35 8 21 3 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-33 18.2% 2nd Half: 6-34 17.6% Game: 17.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-8 0.0% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 5.9% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 62.5% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Auburn Tigers 6-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 MILLER, Tia......... f 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 2 8 1 2 1 1 18 43 WILLINGHAM, Le'Coe.. f 0-2 0-0 7-8 3 5 8 3 7 1 2 0 4 17 54 STEVENSON, Mandisa.. c 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 3 1 1 1 20 12 DERRICK, Nancy...... g 2-3 2-2 4-4 1 0 1 1 10 2 2 1 2 27 33 BRACKETT, Natasha... g 5-11 0-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 13 3 2 0 0 22 03 BROWN, Nitasha...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 11 10 DURANT, Lee......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 LOUDEN, Nicole...... 2-7 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 6 0 1 0 1 14 14 PAYNE, Marita....... 5-11 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 2 12 1 0 5 0 19 21 PRESLEY, Tiffany.... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 31 JOHNSON, LaKeisha... 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 0 2 3 1 0 2 17 34 ARBET, Kerdu........ 1-3 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 3 42 LORZA, Dayana....... 1-1 1-1 0-2 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 0 6 45 KUBIK, Dani......... 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 5 6 1 2 1 1 0 1 18 55 CORREIA, Crispina... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM................ 3 6 9 Totals.............. 25-62 3-13 20-25 16 41 57 14 73 17 18 9 15 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd Half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 40.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 23.1% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 15-19 78.9% Game: 80.0% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Bryan Enterline, Kim Watt, Denise Brooks-Clauser Technical fouls: Furman Lady Paladins-None. Auburn Tigers-None. Attendance: 406 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Furman Lady Paladins.......... 13 22 - 35 Auburn Tigers................. 40 33 - 73