Nov. 4, 1999
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FURMAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TO TIPOFF PRESEASON ON SUNDAY
LADY PALADIN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- The Furman women's basketball season will tipoff this Sunday, Nov. 7, at Timmons Arena, with a 6 p.m. exhibition game against Team Champion of Atlanta. A second exhibition game is slated for Nov. 16, with the regular season opener Nov. 21 at the University of Miami. Admission is free to both exhibition games, while tickets for regular season contests are $5. Season tickets are priced at $50 and are also available from the Furman Ticket Office (864-294-3099).
The Lady Paladin home season starts Dec. 1, when Furman hosts in-state rival Clemson at 7 p.m. The Lady Paladins are also at home Dec. 7 versus High Point, Dec. 17 against Wake Forest, and Dec. 20 in a Southern Conference matchup against Wofford.
Furman returns six players, including Southern Conference Player of the Year Jackie Smith, from the 1998-99 team that posted a 13-14 overall record and 10-8 mark in the Southern Conference. A pair of junior college transfers and four freshmen round out the 1999-2000 Furman team.
1999-2000 Lady Paladin Basketball Schedule NOVEMBER 7 Sun. TEAM CHAMPION-EXHIBITION GREENVILLE 6:00 16 Tues. ASHEVILLE RAGE - EXHIBITION GREENVILLE 7:00 21 Sun. Miami Miami, Fla. TBA 23 Tues. Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 7:30 28 Sun. Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. TBA DECEMBER 1 Wed. CLEMSON GREENVILLE 7:00 4 Sat. East Tennessee State * Johnson City, Tenn. 2:00 7 Tues. HIGH POINT GREENVILLE 7:00 17 Fri. WAKE FOREST GREENVILLE 7:00 20 Mon. WOFFORD * GREENVILLE 6:00 28-29 Tues.-Wed. Dartmouth Classic Hanover, NH TBA Tues. UMass JANUARY 3 Mon. WESTERN CAROLINA * GREENVILLE 7:00 5 Wed. WINTHROP GREENVILLE 7:00 8 Sat. UNC Greensboro * Greensboro, N.C. 3:00 11 Tues. APPALACHIAN STATE * GREENVILLE 7:00 15 Sat. Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 3:00 18 Tues. Wofford * Spartanburg, S.C. 7:00 22 Sat. CHATTANOOGA * GREENVILLE 5:00 24 Mon. Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga. TBA 29 Sat. EAST TENNESSEE STATE * GREENVILLE 5:00 31 Mon. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON * GREENVILLE 7:00 FEBRUARY 3 Thurs. College of Charleston * Charleston, S.C. TBA 5 Sat. Western Carolina * Cullowhee, N.C. 2:00 8 Tues. UNC GREENSBORO * GREENVILLE 7:00 12 Sat. Appalachian State * Boone, N.C. 1:00 15 Tues. DAVIDSON * GREENVILLE 7:00 23 Wed. Chattanooga * Chattanooga, Tenn. 7:00 27 Sun. GEORGIA SOUTHERN * GREENVILLE 3:00 MARCH 2-5 Thurs.-Sun. Southern Conference Championship Greenville, S.C. TBA (Timmons Arena and Bi-Lo Center) * - Southern Conference Game