ST. AUGUSTINE – Flagler College trailed by as many as 26 points in the third quarter, but a 35-13 run got the Saints to within four points. Francis Marion University held on to win by 79-73 in the final Peach Belt Conference game of the regular season Saturday afternoon at Flagler Gymnasium.
Flagler concluded its season with a 6-20 overall record and a 4-16 mark in the Peach Belt.
Prior to the game, the Saints honored its four seniors:
Jada Banks,
Ivana Boyd,
Kierra Crane, and
Rayven Wade.
Francis Marion (14-12 overall, 10-10 PBC) held a 25-14 lead after the first quarter of play and took a 46-26 lead into the locker room.
A Kiana Adderton layup with 4:42 left in the third quarter gave the Patriots a 58-32 lead.
Wade sank a pair of free throws to help spark the Flagler rally. The Saints closed the deficit to single digits after a
Tori Pearce layup with 7:02 left in the game. Wade ended the run with a pair of baskets, including the last one, which was a driving layup, with 2:29 left to bring Flagler to within four (71-67). The Saints couldn't get any closer.
Wade scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field to lead the Saints. Pearce added 16 points while
Kierra Crane tacked on 10 more.
Zaria Woods led the Patriots with 27 points and 18 rebounds. Adderton chipped in with 16 points, seven assists, and five rebounds. Macy Passmore and Scarlett Gilmore contributed 12 and 11 points, respectively.
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