At the end of regulation in the Georgia State – Furman game, Alyssa Ervin had held her own against the Panthers. Six points scored and a handful of rebounds, assists and even a block. But Coach Pierre Curtis had her back out there for the final 5:00.
Ervin worked herself open three times in the opening 80 seconds but none of the three efforts found the bottom of the net. It would have been oh so easy to shy away from a fourth attempt but that’s not the Lady Cavalier turned Paladin mindset. Not even a little.
2:53 – Scored a lay-up
2:11 – won a 50-50 Ball that gave Furman possession.
0:52.6 – fouled on a lay-up, swished both free throws to tie the game at 85-85.
0:42.2 – see above line !!!
0:11.0 – Fouled again, popped the net for a fifth straight time before missing one. Furman led 90-87 and held on for a thrilling 90-89 victory on ESPN+..
The totals for the night 🌙 were 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist and a blocked 🚫 shot.
But the telling number is the number of times that the Sophomore had the ball in her hands ✋ at the end of the game and how comfortable she looked doing it !
The young Lady 👩, who was discovered by Marion Harris, coached up by Kris Richardson and then Ed Robtison before leading Marc Motley’s team to three straight State Tournament appearances.
Yes, that version of Miss Ervin was back on display Thursday night ! The other night at Vanderbilt University, Ervin scored 16 points by making 4 of 9 from deep. Tonight she scored 13 points by stepping up and leading a team.
It didn’t hurt that Clare Coyle was on her team as the tough as nails Sophomore from Jacksonville finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
Campbell is next up with the game beginning at 7pm on Sunday evening.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 