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Furman University (1-1)

Lady Paladin Basketball at Coastal Carolina (1-2)

November 28, 1999

3:00 p.m.

Kimbel Arena

www.furman.edu/athletics

Game 3

1999-2000

Probable Starters

The Series: Furman enters today's game with a 12-0 series advantage over the Chants. Furman is 7-0 versus Coastal in Greenville and 5-0 in Conway. The closest game between these two teams was a one-point 75-74 decision in 1983.

Furman

F - Jackie Smith (16.0 ppg, 9.5 rpp)

F - Kena Hodges (10.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg)

G - Torrie Scott (12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg)

G - Tara Charles (3.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg)

G - Althea Bufford (1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg)

Coastal

F - Alison Bach (9.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg)

F - Cheri McNeil (14.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg)

C - Kelly Gray (4.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg)

G - Brooke Weisbrod (7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg)

G - Quatrina Foster (4.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg)

Last Time: In their last game, the Lady Paladins outgunned Florida Atlantic 87-70 to move to 1-1 on the season. Jackie Smith had her first double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Torrie Scott added 17 points and Ashley Shipp totaled 10. Freshman Orion Wake was second on the team with eight rebounds. Furman shot 39.2% from the field and 33.3% from three point range while connecting on 28-of-38 for a .737 showing at the free throw line. Scott was also Furman's leading playmaker, with six assists, and totaled four steals.

Furman versus Coastal: The last time Furman and Coastal battled it out was 1993, when the Lady Paladins took an 86-45 decision at home. The last game in Conway was a 92-81 Furman win in 1992. Furman and Coastal played every season from 1986-1993 before discontinuing the in-state rivalry.

Furman in 1999-2000: The 1999-2000 season is the 31st year of women's basketball at Furman. The Lady Paladins have compiled a 314-362 record in that time, with current head coach Sherry Carter posting a 245-222 mark over the last 17 years. Furman's only trip to the NCAA Tournament was 1995, when the Lady Paladins dropped a first-round, 90-52 decision, to Louisiana Tech.

Quadruple Threat: Junior College transfer Torrie Scott has shown off a mulifaceted game early in the season. Scott currently lead the Furman team in three-point percentage (.250), free throw percentage (.833), assists (8), and steals (6). The point guard out of Northeast Nebraska Community College is also second in points per game, with a 12.0 mark.

Strong on the Boards: Furman lives and dies by the rebound, but is off to a pretty good start on the season. The Lady Paladins have claimed five more offensive rebounds than their opponents and one more defensive board. In fact, the Lady Paladins outrebounded Florida Atlantic 51-41 in the 17-point Furman victory.

Into Fourth Place: Furman senior Jackie Smith moved into fourth place on Furman's all-time rebounds list with eight versus Miami. Smith enters today's game with 741 all-time. Former Lady Paladin Tonya Bristow (94-98) has dropped into fifth with her 725 tally. Smith needs 51 more to move into third (Rhonda Chanson - 791).

1999-2000

Lady Paladin

Schedule

Date Opponent Result

November

21 @ Miami 88-46 L

23 @ FAU 87-70 W

28 @ Coastal

December

1 CLEMSON

4 @ ETSU

7 HIGH POINT

17 WAKE FOREST

20 WOFFORD

28-29 Dartmouth Classic

28 UMass

29 TBA

January

3 W. CAROLINA

5 WINTHROP

8 @ UNCG

11 APP. STATE

15 @ Davidson

18 @ Wofford

22 CHATTANOOGA

24 @ Ga. Southern

29 EAST TENN. ST.

31 C. OF CHARLESTON

February

3 @ C. of Charleston

5 @ W. Carolina

8 UNCG

12 @ App. State

15 DAVIDSON

23 @ Chattanooga

27 GA. SOUTHERN

March

2-5 Southern Conference Tourney

(Greenville, SC)



			"Hodging" Your Bets: Kena Hodges may have proven she is a sure thing this season, after claiming a double-double in Furman's season-opening 42-point loss. Hodges was seven-of-12 from the field and two-for-two from the free throw line to score 16, and claimed six offensive and five defensive rebounds en route to an 11-board total. Hodges followed up her performance with five points and six rebounds in 16 minutes of play versus FAU. The Last Time... Prior to the Nov. 23 game at Florida Atlantic, the last time Furman scored 87 points in a game was Dec. 17, 1997, when Furman defeated East Tennessee State 89-85 in Johnson City, Tenn. Furman faces the ETSU Bucs on Sat., Dec. 4, on the Bucs' home court. Going Back... Furman's 42-point loss to Miami was the Lady Paladins worst defeat since the 1997-98 season opener, when the University of Alabama topped the Lady Paladins 91-41 in the season opener as a part of the Preseason NIT. Doing it At the Line...While Jackie Smith is still more than 400 field goals from Rushia Brown's all-time record of 908, Smith is closing in on the 2,000 point mark which has only been broken by Brown. How? At the line. Of her 1,400 career points, Smith has scored 528 of them at the free throw line, while Rushia Brown scored on 353 points off free throws in her entire career. Team Makeup: Though Furman graduated just one player off last year's 13-14 squad, the Lady Paladins have a new look this year thanks to a pair of junior college transfers and four freshmen. JuCo guards Torrie Scott (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Ashley Shipp (Greensboro, N.C.) are joined by freshmen Wendy Jones (Irmo, S.C.), Catherine Crutchfield (Concord, N.C.), Lauren Moran (Atlanta, Ga.), and Orion Wake (Woodbridge, Va.) in giving the team a whole new look this season. She's All That: Senior forward Jackie Smith (Woodbridge, Va.) entered the 1999-2000 season as the two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year. Smith averaged 20 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists a year ago, while shooting 51.0% from the field and 80.9% from the free throw line. Smith already holds the Furman record for free throws in a career (528) and is ranked sixth on the all-time blocks chart, with 69. In addition, Smith totals 1,400 career points entering today's game, and with 600 will become only the second woman in Furman history to score 2,000. Smith also totals 33 career double-doubles, including the 20-points and 11 rebounds she total versus Florida Atlantic. Speaking of 2,000: If Jackie Smith scores 600 more points this season she will join Rushia Brown as the only women in Furman history to score 2000 points in their careers. Brown is currently a member of the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers, and spends the winters playing professionally in Europe. Exhibition Lowdown: Furman dropped a 77-70 exhibition game to Team Champion of Atlanta on Nov. 7, before defeating the Asheville Rage 90-76 on Nov. 16. Jackie Smith scored 22 points and claimed 22 rebounds in the first game, before sitting out the second with a concussion sustained in practice. Junior transfer Ashley Shipp and freshman Wendy Jones saw their first action in the second game, scoring two and 10, repsectively. Freshman Orion Wake had a double-double versus the Rage - she was 8 for 13 from the field for 16 points, and she claimed 12 boards.
	1999-2000 USA Today/ESPN Poll 1. UConn 2. Tennessee 3. Rutgers 4. UCLA 5. Georgia 6. Louisiana Tech 7. Iowa State 8. North Carolina 9. Notre Dame 10. Penn State 11. Auburn 12. Illinois 13. UC Santa Barbara 14. LSU 15. Old Dominion 16. Oregon 17. Virginia Tech 18. North Carolina State 19. Purdue 20. Kansas 21. Boston College 22. Duke 23. Texas Tech 24. Arizona 25. Virginia

	1999-2000 Associated Press Poll 1. UConn 2. Louisiana Tech 3. Georgia 4. UCLA 5. Tennessee 6. Iowa State 7. Notre Dame 8. North Carolina 9. N.C. State 10. Rutgers 11. Penn State 12. Auburn 13. Illinois 14. LSU 15. UC Santa Barbara 16. Old Dominion 17. Oregon 18. Virginia Tech 19. Kansas 20. Boston College 21. Purdue 22. Duke 23. Texas Tech 24. Nebraska 25. Arizona



				Shooting Stars: After posting a 39.7 shooting percentage from the field in the game versus Team Champion, the Lady Paladins fired 46.6% in the exhibition versus the Asheville Rage. In addition, Furman shot a very respectable 58.1% in the second half of the Rage game. Off the Block: Three current Lady Paladin team members are ranked on Furman's all-time blocks list. Jackie Smith is fourth with 69, Kena Hodges is fifth, with 52, and Leitra Young is 10th, with 47. The all-time record of 193 is held by Rushia Brown. Best of the Best: The Southern Conference coaches gave Furman senior Jackie Smith a wholehearted pat on the back in the preseason voting. In addition to being named preseason Player of the Year, Smith was named Best Offensive Player, Best Rebounder, Best All-Around Player, Best Clutch Player, and Best Pro Prospect. Coaches' Picks: The University of North Carolina Greensboro was picked by a vote of league coaches to repeat as Southern Conference Champions in 2000, while the Lady Paladins were selected third. The complete poll follows: 1) UNCG (8 First Place Votes) 98 2) East Tennessee State (2) 87 3) Furman 79 4) Chattanooga 56 5) Georgia Southern 55 T6) Appalachian State 52 T6) Davidson 52 8) Western Carolina 30 9) Wofford 22 10) College of Charleston 19 All-America: With two Player of the Year plaques and 1,400 points to her credit, senior Jackie Smith is putting up All-America type numbers. In addition, the 6-1 forward has proven she can post with the best of the best after scoring 30 or more points in seven games so far in her career, including matchups with North Carolina, Middle Tennesssee State, and Wake Forest. Record: Last season, senior Jackie Smith tied the school record for points in a game, with 37 versus Middle Tennesssee State. In addition, she tallied 22 rebounds in Furman's first exhibition game this year, just one shy of the Furman record of 23, set in 1991 by Natalie Cleckley. Hopefully, she is saving the actual record-breaking numbers for games that count. Smith already holds the school record for free throws in a season (207) and career (528). Signees: The Lady Paladins landed four signees during the recent early signing period: Deshara Shealey, 5-11, Guard, Greenbay, Va. (Prince Edward High) Kim Lawrence, 6-0, Forward, Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) Laney Harris, 6-0, Guard, Loganville, Ga. (Loganville) Alison Thomason, 5-10, Forward, Pickens, S.C. (Pickens)
	Countdown to 2,000 Jackie Smith Entering 99-00 1,368 vs. UM 12 Total 1,380 vs. FAU 20 Total 1,400

	Furman All-Time Points 1. Rushia Brown (89-94) 2,169 2. Natalie Cleckley (87-91) 1,696 3. Janice Rhynehardt (88-92) 1,676 4. Lucy Dunn (84-88) 1,465 5. Karen Stanley (91-95) 1,452 6. Jackie Smith (96-) 1,400 7. Nancy Glass (86-90) 1,329 8. Lauren Reed (81-85) 1,231 9. Tonya Bristow (97-98) 1,220 10. Heidi White (95-99) 1.132



	Lady Paladin Superlatives High Low Points Scored 87, vs. FAU (11-23) 46, vs. Miami (11-21) Points, First Half 45, vs. FAU (11-23) 27, vs. Miami (11-21) Points, Second Half 42, vs. FAU (11-23) 19, vs. Miami (11-21) Points, Overtime Points Differential +17, vs. FAU (11-23) -42, vs. Miami (11-21) Field Goals Made 29, vs. FAU (11-23) 19, vs. Miami (11-21) Field Goals Attempted 74, vs. FAU (11-23) 55, vs. Miami (11-21) Field Goal Percentage .392, vs. FAU (11-23) .345, vs. Miami (11-21) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made 1, vs. Miami (11-21) 1, vs. FAU (11-23) 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted 9, vs. Miami (11-21) 3, vs. FAU (11-23) 3-Pt. Field Goals Percentage .333, vs. FAU (11-23) .111, vs. Miami (11-21) Free Throws Made 28, vs. FAU (11-23) 7, vs. Miami (11-21) Free Throws Attempted 38, vs. FAU (11-23) 15, vs. Miami (11-21) Free Throw Percentage .737, vs. FAU (11-23) .467, vs. Miami (11-21) Rebounds 51, vs. FAU (11-23) 41, vs. Miami (11-21) Offensive Rebounds 23, vs. FAU (11-23) 18,vs. Miami (11-21) Defensive Rebounds 28, vs. FAU (11-23) 23, vs. Miami (11-21) Rebound Margin +10, vs. FAU (11-23) -4, vs. Miami (11-21) Assists 14, vs. FAU (11-23) 7, vs. Miami (11-21) Turnovers 33, vs. Miami (11-21) 20, vs. FAU (11-23) Blocked Shots 5, vs. Miami (11-21) 1, vs. FAU (11-23) Steals 11, vs. FAU (11-23) 5, vs. Miami (11-21) Personal Fouls 25, vs. FAU (11-23) 22, vs. Miami (11-21) Home Attendance Road Attendance 452, vs. Miami (11-21) 317, vs. FAU (11-23) Furman vs. Opponents Fouls_ Furman 47, Opponents 43 Disqualifications _ Furman 1, Opponents 1 Assists _ Furman 21, Opponents 37 Turnovers _ Furman 53, Opponents 44 Blocked Shots _ Furman 6, Opponents 7 Steals _ Furman 16, Opponents 29 Offensive Rebounds _ Furman 41, Opponents 36 Defensive Rebounds _ Furman 51, Opponents 50 Free Throw Percentage _ Furman .660, Opponents .571 3-Point Percentage _ Furman .167, Opponents .471 Field Goal Percentage _ Furman .372, Opponents .450 Points _ Furman 133, Opponents 158



Individual Superlatives Furman Category Opponent 20, Jackie Smith vs. FAU (11-23) Points 23, Sheridan Andrews, FAU (11-23) 7, Kena Hodges vs. UM (11-21) FGM 9, Amanda Papuga, UM (11-21) 14, Torrie Scott vs. FAU (11-23) FGA 16, Sheridan Andrews, FAU (11-23) 1, Torrie Scott vs. UM (11-21) 3-Pt FGM 5, Sheila James, UM (11-21) 1, Ashley Shipp vs. FAU (11-23) 4, Torrie Scott vs. UM (11-21) 3-Pt FGA 7, Sheila James, UM (11-21) 12, Jackie Smith vs. FAU (11-23) FTM 7, Sheridan Andrews, FAU (11-23) 17, Jackie Smith vs. FAU (11-23) FTA 8, Sheridan Andrews, FAU (11-23) 8, April Gibson, FAU (11-23) 11, Kena Hodges vs. UM (11-21) Rebounds 9, Kathryn Fowler, UM (11-21) 11, Jackie Smith vs. FAU (11-23) 9, Kristy Halvorsen (11-23) 6, Kena Hodges vs. UM (11-21) OFF Reb. 6, Kathryn Fowler, UM (11-21) 8, Jackie Smith vs. FAU (11-23) DEF Reb. 4, on four occasions 6, Torrie Scott vs. FAU (11-23) Assists 6, Amanda Papuga, UM (11-21) 2, Leitra Young vs. UM (11-21) Blocks 3, Sheridan Andrews, FAU (11-23) 4, Torrie Scott vs. FAU (11-23) Steals 5, Kathryn Fowler, UM (11-21)

Furman Statistical Leaders

Points Per Game Jackie Smith 16.0 Torrie Scott 12.0 Kena Hodges 10.5 Rebounds Per Game Jackie Smith 9.5 Kena Hodges 8.5 Orion Wake 7.5 Field Goal Pct (min.4 att./game) Mary Brock .750 Kena Hodges .529 Jackie Smith .400 3-Pt Pct. (min. 2 Att./game) Torrie Scott .250	Free Throw Pct. (2 att./game) Torrie Scott .833 Kena Hodges .750 Tara Charles .750 Assists Torrie Scott 8 Tara Charles 3 Steals Torrie Scott 6 Tara Charles 3 Turnovers Torrie Scott 9 Jackie Smith 8 Kena Hodges 7 Althea Bufford 7	Blocked Shots Leitra Young 2 Kena Hodges 1 Ashley Shipp 1 Tara Charles 1 Althea Bufford 1



	Special Feats Games Scoring in Double Figures: Jackie Smith - 2, Kena Hodges - 1, Torrie Scott - 1, Ashley Shipp - 1 Games Scoring 20+ Points: Jackie Smith - 1 Games Scoring 30+ Points: Games Rebounding in Double Figures: Kena Hodges - 1, Jackie Smith - 1 Games Scoring & Rebounding in Double Figures: Kena Hodges - 1, Jackie Smith - 1 Games with Double-Digit Assists: Games as Team's High Scorer: Kena Hodges - 1, Jackie Smith - 1 Games as Team's High Rebounder: Kena Hodges - 1, Jackie Smith - 1 Games as Team's Assists Leader: Tara Charles - 1, Torrie Scott - 1 Games with Multiple Steals: Kena Hodges - 1, Torrie Scott - 2, Althea Bufford - 1, Tara Charles - 1 Games with Multiple Blocks: Leitra Young - 1

	Furman's Record When... Furman plays in Timmons Arena 0-0 All-Time in Timmons 14-4 Furman leads at halftime 1-0 Furman trails at halftime 0-1 Furman is tied at halftime 0-0 Overtime Games 0-0 Furman shoots 40% or better from field 0-0 Furman shoots less than 40% 1-1 Furman shoots 70% or better from line 1-0 Furman shoots less than 70% from line 0-1 Furman outrebounds (ties) opponent 1-0 Furman is outrebounded 0-1 Games are decided by 5 points or less 0-0 Games are decided by 6-10 points 0-0 Games are decided by 11-20 points 1-0 Games are decided by 21 or more points 0-1		Furman's Miscellaneous Win Loss Record Category W L Pct. All Games 1 1 .500 Home Games 0 0 .000 Road Games 1 1 .500 Neutral Site Games 0 0 .000 SoCon Games 0 0 .000 SoCon Home Games 0 0 .000 SoCon Road Games 0 0 .000 Dartmouth Invite 0 0 .000 November Games 1 1 .500 December Games 0 0 .000 January Games 0 0 .000 February Games 0 0 .000 March Games 0 0 .000 Sunday Games 0 1 .000 Monday Games 0 0 .000 Tuesday Games 1 0 .000 Wednesday Games 0 0 .000 Thursday Games 0 0 .000 Friday Games 0 0 .000 Saturday Games 0 0 .000 SoCon Tourney 0 0 .000



	Furman Game-By-Game Statistics 3-Pt Team Score 1H/2H/OT FGM-FGA Pct. FGM-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. REB PF-D A TO BS ST FU 46 27/19 19-55 .345 1-9 .111 7-15 .467 41 22-0 7 33 3 5 UM 88 45/43 35-72 .486 5-9 .556 13-24 .542 45 16-0 28 16 2 22 FU 87 45/42 29-74 .392 1-3 .333 28-38 .737 51 25-1 14 20 1 11 FAU 70 33/37 24-59 .407 3-8 .375 19-32 .594 41 27-1 9 28 5 7



	1999-2000 Furman Box Scores
	Game 1 Miami 88, Furman 46 Name FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A T B S Hodges 7-12 0-0 2-2 11 0 6 1 2 Smith 4-9 0-2 4-7 8 1 2 0 0 Bufford 0-4 0-0 0-3 2 1 5 1 0 Charles 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 3 5 1 1 Scott 3-11 1-4 0-1 0 2 5 0 2 Jones 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Brock 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 0 0 Young 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 0 Crutch. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Shipp 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 Moran 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Wake 1-4 0-0 0-0 7 0 1 0 0 Furman 19-55 1-9 7-15 41 7 33 5 5 .345 .111 .467 Name FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A T B S James 8-15 5-7 0-0 3 5 1 0 4 Graziani 1-4 0-0 4-4 0 5 2 0 1 Osth 4-7 0-0 0-1 3 2 1 0 1 Hartlaub 3-8 0-0 0-0 5 2 2 1 1 Saake 4-7 0-0 0-4 5 1 3 0 3 Clarke 0-5 0-1 3-4 6 2 1 0 3 Papuga 9-12 0-1 1-2 1 6 1 0 2 Moncalri 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Nando 3-5 0-0 3-4 3 2 1 0 1 Fowler 3-5 0-0 1-3 9 3 3 0 5 Bodley 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 White 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 Miami 35-72 5-9 13-24 45 28 16 2 22 .486 .556 .542 Game 2 Furman 87, Florida Atlantic 70 Name FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A T B S Bufford 0-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 0 2 Hodges 2-5 0-0 1-2 6 1 1 0 0 Brock 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 1 Smith 4-11 0-1 12-17 11 1 6 0 1 Scott 6-14 0-0 5-5 6 6 4 0 4 Young 2-3 0-0 2-5 3 2 0 0 0 Charles 1-4 0-0 3-4 1 0 0 0 2 Crutch. 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Shipp 4-8 1-1 1-1 1 0 0 1 0 Moran 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 Wake 2-6 0-0 2-2 8 0 2 0 1 Furman 29-74 1-3 28-38 51 14 20 1 11 .392 .333 .737 Name FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A T B S Gibson 2-8 0-0 5-8 5 1 5 1 0 Deckerova 3-12 1-2 0-1 5 3 2 0 0 Andrews 8-16 0-0 7-8 5 0 5 3 1 Mosley 4-4 0-0 2-4 4 1 4 0 1 Culina 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 Matthews 2-7 0-2 0-0 4 2 5 0 1 Jones 0-2 0-0 2-5 2 0 2 0 2 Marshall 0-3 0-1 1-2 0 0 3 0 1 Halvorsen 3-4 0-0 2-4 9 2 0 1 1 Roberts 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 FAU 24-59 3-8 19-32 41 9 28 5 7 .407 .375 .594