Tigerville, SC - The North Greenville Trailblazers faced a tough night against the Patriots of Francis Marion University, falling with a final score of 93-50 at Hayes Gymnasium. Rebounds proved to be a big issue for the Trailblazers throughout the evening as the Patriots finished with a total of twenty rebounds, two more than North Greenville's total rebound count. Those offensive rebounds led to twenty-eight seconds chance points for FMU. Francis Marion also led in points off turnovers as eighteen turnovers by NGU led to sixteen points for Francis Marion. North Greenville finished the evening with a .383 field goal percentage while the Patriots posted a .472 percentage from the field.
Abi Oates finished her final game at Hayes Gymnasium with eleven points, four assists, three rebounds, and a steal.
Grace Ikenegbu posted eleven points, three rebounds, and three steals.
Julia Edwards posted nine points, three rebounds, and an assist.
North Greenville will return to action as the #12 seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament, which will begin on Sunday, March 2nd. They will take on the Lions of Emmanuel University in Rome, Georgia.