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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. − Shannon Singleton-Bates scored 17 of her game-high 25 points in the first half to help power 18th-ranked (USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25) Francis Marion University past Flagler College 105-86 in a Peach Belt Conference East Division women's basketball game Wednesday night at Flagler Gym.

Francis Marion won its third game in a row and improved to 23-3 overall and 15-2 in the Peach Belt. Flagler fell to 8-18 overall and 3-14 in conference play. It was also “Senior Night” at Flagler Gym as Nicole Boone (Mountain Top, Pa./Luzerne County CC), Lauren Bailie (Loganville, Ga./Loganville HS), Jalisa Foster (St. Petersburg, Fla./Pinellas Park HS) and Karlyn Reddish (Keystone Heights, Fla./Keystone Heights HS) were all recognized before the game.

Eboni Fields added 17 points and made 4-of-8 from three-point range. Nicole Meeling tacked on 16 points and also drained four treys while Shana Franks came off the bench to add 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. Tiahanna Bowens supplied 10 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in a reserve role. Robin Colbert handed out a game-high 10 assists and Monica Mann added nine more as the Patriots broke the Peach Belt record for assists in a game with 35. The previous record was 34 by Augusta State in a game against Morris College Nov. 24, 2006.

Francis Marion shot a blistering 70.6% (24-34) from the field in the second half. The Patriots held a 48-28 advantage in points in the paint.

After a Reddish jumper got the Saints to within nine (69-60) with 13:30 to play, the Patriots answered with a 16-3 run over the next 3:33 to take control of the game.

Charlsea Owen (St. Augustine, Fla./Pedro Menendez HS) poured in a team-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range. Foster added 13 points, a game-high eight rebounds and three steals while Jen Mitchell (Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake HS) and Jen Knurek (Orlando, Fla./Lake Mary HS) each tallied 11 points coming off the bench.

Flagler concludes its regular season on the road against UNC Pembroke on Saturday (Feb. 27) at 1:30 p.m.

Francis Marion vs Flagler
02/24/10 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine, FL
At St. Augustine, FL

FRANCIS MARION 105, FLAGLER 86

FRANCIS MARION (23-3, 15-2 PBC)
Singleton-Bates, Sha 11-17 2-3 25; Fields, Eboni 6-12 1-1 17; Mealing,
Nicole 6-10 0-0 16; Franks, Shana 6-11 0-0 15; Bowens, Tiahana 4-4 2-4 10;
Tucker, Precious 3-8 0-1 6; Trice, Simone 3-5 0-0 6; Downs, Danelle 2-2 0-0
4; Colbert, Robin 2-3 0-0 4; Coleman, Dawn 1-2 0-0 2; Dickerson, Kristen 0-1
0-0 0; Mealing, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0; Imani, Ana 0-0 0-0 0; Mann, Monica 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 44-76 5-9 105.

FLAGLER (8-18, 3-14 PBC)
Owen, Charlsea 8-13 1-4 21; Foster, Jalisa 3-9 7-8 13; Knurek, Jen 3-6 5-8
11; Mitchell, Jen 3-8 4-4 11; Beckett, Chanti 3-7 3-6 9; Donelson, Adrienne
3-4 1-1 7; Bailie, Lauren 2-8 2-2 6; Reddish, Karlyn 2-6 0-0 4; Brown,
Rachel 2-3 0-0 4; Roper, Arianna 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 23-33 86.

Francis Marion................ 47 58 - 105
Flagler....................... 38 48 - 86

3-point goals--Francis Marion 12-24 (Fields, Eboni 4-8; Mealing, Nicole 4-7;
Franks, Shana 3-7; Singleton-Bates, Sha 1-1; Mann, Monica 0-1), Flagler 5-12
(Owen, Charlsea 4-5; Mitchell, Jen 1-2; Beckett, Chanti 0-1; Bailie, Lauren
0-2; Reddish, Karlyn 0-1; Roper, Arianna 0-1). Fouled out--Francis
Marion-None, Flagler-None. Rebounds--Francis Marion 36 (Singleton-Bates, Sha
6; Tucker, Precious 6), Flagler 39 (Foster, Jalisa 8). Assists--Francis
Marion 35 (Colbert, Robin 10), Flagler 17 (Bailie, Lauren 3; Owen, Charlsea
3; Mitchell, Jen 3; Donelson, Adrienne 3). Total fouls--Francis Marion 22,
Flagler 14. Technical fouls--Francis Marion-None, Flagler-None. A-487

Francis Marion ranked No. 18 in USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 poll.