Final Stats

GREENVILLE - The Coastal Carolina women's basketball team dropped a 90-56 decision to in-state foe Furman Wednesday night in its first road game of the season.

The loss moved the Chanticleers to 4-2, while Furman improved to 5-3, with the losses coming to Clemson, Florida State and Washington.

Guards AJ Jordan and Stephanie Isaacs each scored 14 points to lead Coastal, with Isaacs tying for team-high honors for the second straight game. Sophomore forward Dionne Parker set career highs with 12 rebounds, five points and three assists in 23 minutes of action off the bench.

Coastal took a 4-2 lead on a transition layup by Isaacs and a jumper by Jordan, but for the second consecutive game it was the opposition's 3-point shooting that put Coastal in an early hole. A three from Allison Beasley sparked a 23-2 Furman run over the next six minutes. The Paladins hit five 3-pointers during that stretch, including three in a row to cap it off for a 25-6 lead. Jordan picked up her second foul shortly after and sat the remaining 11 minutes of the half. Furman, meanwhile, went on to make 9 of 16 long-range attempts and shoot 55 percent from the field in the first half for a 56-30 advantage.

The Paladins carried over their hot outside shooting into the second half, making 6 of 8 3-pointers to finish the game 15 of 24 (63 percent) from behind the arc. Reserve guard Kelsey Ellis hit five of six herself in the contest to finish with 15 points. Point guard Whitney Bunn added a game-high 17 points and 15 assists for Furman, which shot 59 percent from the field overall and put six players in double figures.

Coastal, meanwhile, struggled to 25 percent shooting (19 of 75) from the field, including 3 of 12 on 3-pointers. The Chanticleers did battle back from an early deficit on the boards to outrebound their opponent for the sixth straight game, 47-44. Alexis Robinson contributed eight rebounds.

The Chants are right back in action Thursday night as they host Johnson & Wales for a 7 p.m. tipoff at The HTC Center.