Furman Suffers Road Loss at Wofford, 77-67

Rival Wofford snapped the Paladins’ winning streak on Jan. 27 and fall to 5-3 in SoCon play.

Jack Quinn

February 6, 2024

The Dins rolled into Spartanburg riding the high of two straight home wins over top SoCon teams and five wins overall, but the Wofford Terriers gave the Dins all they could handle. Entering the contest, Furman had won their last four games against the team, but Wofford swiftly captured the momentum from the jump and never let it go. Their lead grew to as many as 13 before the Dins settled in and found their rhythm.

Wofford forced the Dins to attempt to shoot a high volume of threes to catch up to their opponent’s early lead. Furman took 35 threes but only made 11, contributing to the mere 31% shooting from the field. The Dins cut the deficit to two with 1 minute and 36 seconds left in the first half before Wofford ended the half on an 8-0 run.

An 11-0 run followed at the start of the second half, when Furman entered a panic mode on offense. The Dins settled for numerous drive and kick (only one pass) threes as opposed to chipping away inside on a Wofford team that lacked height for the most part. Head coach Bob Richey went to the bench for answers by subbing in freshman forward Davis Molnar and junior guard PJay Smith in an effort to provide a spark, but it was too late, as Wofford continued to feed off of their sellout crowd and maintain a lead.

Senior guard Marcus Foster led the team in scoring with 22, and tacked on 10 rebounds for a double-double. It seemed every time the Dins made plays to close the gap on the scoreboard, Wofford responded.

The Terriers successfully hit their free throws down the stretch to keep the Dins at bay. The 67-point total for Furman marked the third lowest of the season, for a team that is used to playing fast and aggressive and scoring a lot of points. For Wofford, 77 came as the second highest point total of their conference games thus far.

Furman fans know that the SoCon is competitive and road losses are to be expected. Now sitting in sixth place in the SoCon standings (11-10, 5-3 SoCon), there is no doubt the Dins still have work to do. The Paladins are in a position to redeem themselves against The Citadel (9-12, 1-7 SoCon) this Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Charleston, where they suffered a loss last year.

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Jack Quinn, Print Designer

Jack is a senior Communications Studies major on the media studies track, and a minor in Visual Strategy. In addition to being the Print Designer for The Paladin Newspaper, he also writes various articles as well. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and is a part of the Furman Club Golf team. He enjoys playing and watching college and professional sports, particularly football, basketball, and golf. Jack is from Dallas, Texas but is hoping to stay in the Greenville area post-graduation.

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Elena (she/her) is a sophomore with an undeclared major. In addition to her role on The Paladin’s Photography team, she serves as an intern with the Sports Information Department for Furman Athletics. When she's not capturing moments around campus, you'll find her immersed in the Percy Jackson books or watching some sort of sporting event. She is a devoted Swiftie, and Ghostface enthusiast, and proudly declares herself a Spider-Man aficionado.