August 8, 2000
Release: Upon Receipt

GREENVILLE'S BRODERICK, SPARTANBURG'S EDWARDS, SALUDA'S
DANIEL HIGHLIGHT SIX FURMAN ATHLETIC HALL-OF-FAME INDUCTEES

GREENVILLE ‹ Former soccer standout Scott Broderick '88 of Greenville, football All-American Allen Edwards '93 of Spartanburg, and basketball great Mel Daniel '82 of Saluda are among seven athletes who will be inducted into the Furman University Athletic Hall-of-Fame in ceremonies prior to Furman's football game against William & Mary on Sept. 16, it was announced today by Paladin Club director Gary Clark.

Also selected for induction are Caroline Peek Blaylock '95 (women's golf), Jack Kay '86 (men's golf), and Brent Williams '91 (baseball).

Tickets to this year's dinner and induction ceremony, which begin at 5:00 p.m. at Timmons Arena, are $10 and can be purchased by calling the Paladin Club (864) 294-3469.

Broderick, a graduate of Greenville's Eastside High School and 1988 GTE Academic All-America selection, earned All-Southern Conference accolades three times and tallied 44 goals and 16 assists in his career. Furman's second all-time leading scorer, he helped the Paladins compile a 47-19-4 record and claim three conference soccer championships during his four-year career. Included in that span were wins over both Clemson and South Carolina during the 1987 season.

A three-time All-Southern Conference pick and 1991 Associated Press All-America selection as a nose guard, Edwards, a graduate of Spartanburg High School, started as a freshman on Furman's 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship football team that posted a school best 13-2 record and led the nation in scoring defense (9.5 ppg). He helped the Paladins capture conference titles in 1988, '89, and '90, and in 1991 garnered league defensive player-of-the-year and Associated Press All-America honors. The Paladins compiled a 41-12 during Edwards' career.

Daniel starred for Furman basketball and was a three-time All-Southern Conference honoree. He paced the Paladins to a school best 23-7 record and to league regular season and tournament championships in 1980. In 1981 he led the conference in scoring (22.0 ppg) and later that year helped the United States capture a gold medal at the World University Games. Ranked seventh on Furman's career scoring chart with 1,707 points, the former Saluda High School standout and younger brother of 1996 Furman Hall-of-Fame inductee Al Daniel, stands fourth all-time in free throw percentage (80.0%), assists (379) and steals (144) and was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1982 NBA Draft.

2000 FURMAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL-OF-FAME INDUCTEES

CAROLINE PEEK BLAYLOCK Œ95 ­ Women's Golf (1992-95)...Three-time winner of the National Golf Coaches Association Long Drive Championship and three-time All-American selection...named Southern Conference Female Athlete of the Year in 1994 and Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1995...two-time All-Southern Conference selection (SoCon Championship began in 1994)...placed third at the 1994 NCAA Championship and sixth in 1995...tied an NCAA record with a career-low 65 in the second round of Mo the 1995 NCAA Championships...posted a 76.1 career stroke average, which ranks fourth on Furman¹s all-time list...ended her career with 21 top 10 finishes and three tournament victories...currently plays on the LPGA tour and has over $70,000 in career earnings...finished 10th at the 1999 LPGA Corning Classic.

SCOTT BRODERICK '88 ‹ Men's Soccer (1984-87)...Three-time All-Southern Conference selection who ranks as Furman's second all-time leading scorer (44 goals, 16 assists, 104 points)...shares Furman's single game goals record (4) with four others...1988 GTE Academic All-America second team selection...member of three Southern Conference championship teams (1984, '86, '87)...helped Furman compile a 47-19-4 record during his four-year career...as program's leading scorer, played a significant role in Furman's transition to regional soccer power...as a junior helped Paladin post first-ever wins over Clemson (3-1) and South Carolina (3-0) in the same season.

MEL DANIEL '82 ‹ Basketball (1979-82)...guard...four-year letterman and starter...three-time All-Southern Conference first team selection (1980, '81, '82)...led the Southern Conference in scoring in 1981 (22.0 ppg) and Furman in scoring in 1982 (17.6 ppg)...member of 1980 Southern Conference championship team...two-time honorable mention All-America by The Sporting News...member of the 1981 World University Games gold medal-winning United States team...ranks seventh on Furman's career scoring chart (1,707 points, 15.5 ppg), 12th in field goal percentage (47.4%), and fourth in free throw percentage (80.0%)...also ranks fourth all-time in assists (379) and in steals (144)....paced Furman in field goal percentage once, assists and steals three times, and free throw percentage all four years....twice named Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week...scored double figures in 85 game during his career (111 games)...selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1982 NBA Draft.

ALLEN EDWARDS '92 ‹ Football (1988-91)...nose guard...four-year letterman and starter...three-time All-Southern Conference first team selection (1989, '90, & '91)...1991 Southern Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year...1991 Associated Press All-American (second team)...started as a freshman on Furman's 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship team that posted a school best 13-2 record, and on three Southern Conference championship teams (1988, '89, & '90)...two-time honoree as Furman's Best Defensive Lineman (1990 & '91)...1991 team co-captain...1991 recipient of Furman's Defensive Award (top defensive player) and Paladin Award (team MVP)...1988 team led the nation in scoring defense (9.5 ppg)...currently ranks sixth on Furman's career sacks chart (10.5)....helped Furman to 41-12 record during his career.

JACK KAY Œ86 ­ Men's Golf (1983-86)...1986 National Golf Coaches Association second team All-American...top player on Furman's 1986 NCAA Tournament team ‹ the last Furman men's squad to make the NCAA championships...helped lead Paladins to four team tournament titles in 1986 ‹ the most by a Furman team in any year ‹ and seven team tournament crowns in his four-year career...won the 1986 Furman Intercollegiate individual title and continues to hold the tournament record with a three-round, 13-under total of 203...helped pace the Paladin team to its first Furman Intercollegiate title with an 844 (-20) team score and 11 stroke victory over Wake Forest, the second place team...named All-Southern Conference in 1984 and 1986...ranks fourth on Furman¹s all-time career stroke average list with a 74.20 mark.

BRENT WILLIAMS '91 ‹ Baseball (1988-91)...catcher...four-year letterman...four-year starter...two-time All-Southern Conference first team selection (1989 & '91)...1991 Southern Conference Tournament MVP...almost single-handedly lifted fifth-seeded Furman to the 1991 Southern Conference Tournament championship and into the NCAA Tournament ‹ the baseball program's first post-season appearance since 1976...batted .550 (11x20) and collected three home runs, three doubles, and a tournament record 15 RBI while scoring six runs in pacing Furman to tournament title...fashioned an incredible final day of the tournament by hitting a game winning home run in the 10th inning to beat Appalachian State 7-6...later that day belted a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to cap a five-run Furman rally to defeat top-seeded Western Carolina, 11-9...paced Furman in hitting in 1991, batting .361 with a school season record 17 home runs, a school best 60 RBI, and another Paladin record .732 slugging percentage...holds Furman's career home runs record (35) and ranks second in RBI (123), and third in slugging percentage (.594)...is seventh on Furman's career hits list (154), and fourth in doubles (32)...baseball team played a significant role in Furman winning the 1990-91 Southern Conference Commissioner's Cup ‹ the only time the school has reaped the honor...signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1991.