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Lady Paladins Fall to Coastal Carolina 71-67
Dec. 3, 2005
CONWAY, South Carolina - The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers outdid Furman 23-12 on the offensive boards and defeated the Lady Paladins 71-67 in women's basketball action Saturday at Kimbel Arena.
The Chants outscored Furman 18-6 on second chance points in the first period alone and took a 33-23 scoring advantage into halftime. The Lady Paladins managed seven offensive boards in the second half and held CCU to five, outscoring Coastal 44-38, but came up short by four points, unable to overcome the 10-point deficit at the break.
With the game tied at 64 and 1:08 left in the game, CCU's Alisha Dill sank a pair of free throws to give the Chants a two-point lead. Just 50 seconds later the score had not changed, and the Lady Paladins were forced to foul. CCU rose to the occasion, making five-of-six free shots in the final 15 seconds to secure the win and improve to 3-1 on the year.
Sophomore center Jessica Lange scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Furman offense, while Tommi Paris contributed 13 and Chrissy Phelps scored 10, all in the second period. Megan Scott led Furman in rebounding, with all five on the defensive end, while Lange topped the Lady Paladins with three offensive boards. The Chants forced 27 Lady Paladin turnovers, nine by point guard Tommi Paris.
Both teams were six-for-14 (.429) from three point range, with CCU guard Alisha Dill sinking three treys en route to 21 points for the game. Calisha Yates added 15 and claimed a team-best nine rebounds with seven offensive boards, while Kim Turner contributed 12 points and claimed four steals.
With the loss Furman falls to 2-3 on the year. The Lady Paladins will host American in a 7 p.m. game Tuesday night in Timmons Arena.
