#articleRelated { display: none !important; } In a game that saw Cougars Patrice Bryant go over 1,000 points in her career and Erica Irick score a career-high 27 points, it was the Furman Paladins that stole the show, rallying from a nine-point deficit with nine minutes left to take the 69-64 win against the College of Charlestin in women's basketball this afternoon at Timmons Arena in Greenville, SC.

The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Cougars and puts their record at 10-12 overall and 7-9 in the SoCon. Furman improves to 16-7 and 11-5 in the league.

The Cougars took a 34-33 advantage into the halftime locker room and led by as many as nine with 12:40 to go in the second period, when the Lady Paladins began chipping away at the lead. A pair of Tommi Paris free
throws with 7:54 left to play put the Lady Paladins within one, but almost four more minutes ticked off the clock before Furman pulled ahead for the first time in the period.

Four lead changes later the Lady Paladins were back on top after a Paris jumper put the score at 62-61. A Jen Nadalin layup stretched the Lady Paladin lead to three, then two more back to back Paris free throws put the Furman advantage at five.

In all, the Lady Paladins sank five of six free shots in the final 25 seconds to hold off the College of Charleston attack. For the game, the Lady Paladins connected on 25 of-28 free throws for an 89.3% mark from the stripe.

The Cougars were led on the day by junior Erica Irick, who scored a career-high 27 points. Patrice Bryant totaled 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars' only double-double, and passed the 1,000 points mark in
her career.

The Lady Paladins were paced by point guard Tommi Paris, who scored 21 with a 10-for-10 day from the line. Senior Jen Nadalin added 13 points while freshman Chrissy Phelps claimed the first double-double of her career, with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Furman will host the Eagles of Georgia Southern Monday at 7 p.m., while College of Charleston travels to Wofford for a 7 p.m. contest against the Terriers.