Women's Basketball 11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM

Spartans Fall at Furman

Box Score

Greenville, S.C. – Brittney Delva scored a career-high 12 points but it wasn't enough as the USC Upstate women's basketball team lost at Furman 57-37 on Wednesday night in Timmons Arena.

Furman improves to 3-4 while Upstate falls to 3-5.

Delva's 12 points surpasses her previous best of nine points. Vanessa Agrusa led the Spartans with seven rebounds. DeNisha Swain had three assists.

Whitney Bunn scored a game-high 17 points followed by Tierra Hodges and Le'Jzae Davidson with nine points. Tiara Wood grabbed 10 rebounds.

Game Breakdown

Furman opened the game on an 8-0 run and led 18-10 after the first quarter.
A Riley Popplewell jumper cut the Furman lead to 23-15 with 3:35 to go in the first half. The Paladins led 28-17 at halftime.
Swain opened the second half with a jumper to cut the Paladin lead to nine but Furman led by as many as 15 in the third quarter and enjoyed a 39-24 lead at the end of the frame.
Delva cut the Spartan deficit to eight, 45-37, following a layup with 3:36 to play as part of an 11-4 Upstate run. Furman would end the game on a 12-0 run.

By the Numbers

Furman outrebounded Upstate 48-31.
The Spartans were held to seven points in both the second and third quarters.
Upstate's bench outscored the Paladin reserves 23-10.
The Spartans held a 10-7 edge in second chance points and a 22-20 advantage in points in the paint.
Furman shot 38.0 percent from the field while Upstate finished at 27.1 percent.

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