Tyrese Hughey (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Inexplicably, the Paladins have lost their way. Jalyn McCreary scored 28 points and Mercer defeated Furman, 78-69, dropping the Paladins to their third loss in the last four games on Wednesday night, ending an 18-game mastery of the Bears and seven in a row at University Center in Macon, Ga. …
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Paladins pack for Mercer; Morgan packs trophy for home
J.P. Pegues (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Now they know it’s a long, hard road. Actually, everyone in the Southern Conference who follows men’s basketball knows … but Nitty Gritty Dirt Band broke the song, written by Rodney Crowell, in 1984. Furman men’s basketball plays its third road game in its last four outings on Wednesday …
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UNCG escapes tempest at Timmons, 89-87
Marcus Foster is seven points shy of 1,000 career points. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ UNC Greensboro’s 89-87 victory over Furman on Sunday was a sweet form of sorrow for most of the 2,438 present at Timmons Arena. It hurt so good. The game was so fantastic, it was a privilege to lose. “Leaving the arena …
Paladins find an extra way at The Citadel, 82-79
(Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CHARLESTON – For a half, Furman died by the three-point shot. For another half plus, the Paladins lived by it. The result? An 82-79, overtime victory Wednesday night over The Citadel that was ripped from the jaws of defeat in front of the kind of raucous McAlister Fieldhouse crowd (4,117) that …
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Paladins need a pick-me-up in Charleston
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. gives PJay a hand. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Life was but a dream until Furman happened upon Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. As it relates to the Napoleonic palindrome: Able was I ere I saw Elba. A 10-point loss to the Terriers did not negate the five victories that preceded it. It …
Good news in Greenville for Furman women
Paraskevi Koilia (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It would be a dank night in Spartanburg, but at least joy reigned in Greenville on Saturday afternoon. Sydney James came through for the Paladins in an exciting Southern Conference victory, 58-56, over Mercer at Timmons Arena. The 6-foot senior from Ocala, Fla., scored 10 of her 12 points in …
Terriers back up the bark, 77-67
By MONTE DUTTON Furman couldn't get the crucial stops. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ SPARTANBURG – When Furman plays Wofford, basketball is like a box of chocolates. One never knows what one is going to get. Oh, wait, it’s more than basketball. A football game comes to mind. The Terriers made a gooey mess of the …
Paladins head to Wofford with joyful identity
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. Pegues (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Bob Richey and his band of Dins are playing Spartanburg on Saturday at 6 p.m. It’s a one-night stand at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Thrills! Chills! Gangs of screaming lads wearing khakis and light-blue button-downs! And tastefully dressed lasses, tossing all decorum aside. But I stereotype. …
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Samford streaking no more
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien was clean behind the scenes. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Had you attended Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game at Timmons Arena and known that one team had the nation’s longest winning streak without knowing which one it was, you likely would have picked the one wearing gray. You would have been …
SoCon’s top ‘Dogs to test toughness at Timmons
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal, PJay Smith, Carter Whitt, Garrett Hien and Alex Williams are bracing for another big one. (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When a sports team wins 17 games in a row, it naturally develops an aura of invincibility. If we won’t be beat, we can’t be beat. Forgive the grammar. That’s …
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Nightrider's Lament 