Southwest Virginia Community College Flying Eagles earn their fifth victory of the season Sunday afternoon…
Day: January 18, 2026
Folks, there are 2 HUGE games being played on television 📺 today !!! For others, there’s football 🏈 as well…
The top 3 teams in the league are in action 🎬 just 20 minutes apart. Cards and 🐺🦊🐺 in Raleigh at 1pm, then Duke hosts Georgia Tech with Special Olympics Basketball in the House!
Great Women’s Basketball 🏀 !!!
What a great game taking place in a sold out Reynolds Coliseum !!!
Louisville was down 47 – 34, now leads 62 -58
Naturally, a game this great needs OT !!
88 – 80 for the Cards…
Imari Barry = Gamer
U of L was down five in the final minute of regulation, Barry scored the final five to force OT.
What an entertaining 2+ hours !
21 – 2 run after trailing 4 – 0…We see you Lady 👩 Blue Devils
50 – 16 now, might have to resort to the NFL……. 10th straight Win after 3-6 start.
93 – 46 (F)
More coverage on the Big Night for the Smoot Family 👪 !!
Furman University maintains its spot in the SoCo standings after a textbook 2nd half against Western Carolina ! Highlight of the latest victory has to be the chase down blocked 🚫 shot by our Alyssa Ervin !
There’s a thought process in life that one should not go grocery shopping when you’re hungry because it can lead to throwing a bunch of things in the basket that weren’t on the list.
By comparison, Alyssa Ervin showed up at Timmons Arena Saturday in the Basketball equivalent of starving because our former Lady 👩 Cavalier was doing a little of everything for the Paladins !
Minutes played : 34
Points scored : 17
Rebounds corralled : 7
Blocked 🚫 Shots – 3
Steals – 2
Assists – 1
Starting Lineup ✔✅
Voted Player of the Game ✔✅
Not sure about the old line about selling popcorn during halftime but I believe that she covered everything else for Coach Curtis Pierre.
Once again, Ervin had plenty of help as Furman finished the game with five players scoring in double figures.
Two things that have to jump off the page is that when WCU scored the opening basket 🧺 of the second half, they led 28-18. Furman outscored them 51-10 the rest of the contest, playing quite possibly the perfect 20 minutes of Hoops. 51-10 is bananas🍌 🍌.
The second thing took place in the final minute of the third quarter with just 33 seconds remaining and the game still in doubt at 46 – 33. WCU was on a fast break and somehow Ervin chased down the Catamount, finishing the play with a picture perfect blocked shot. One that belongs on an instructional video 📹 about not giving up on a play.
Not sure what all Coach said at the break that led to a 51-10 second half but I hope he took notes.
The Paladins will hit the road this week and play their next three contests on the road. Hopefully they will receive 🙏 good news on the injury front as two of their key 🔑 players are out right now.
The team is the definition of young with double digits of players that are Freshman and Sophomores. They were picked to finish near the bottom of the eight team league but for now, they are liking their view in the standings.
Just to show that Ervin was actually human yesterday afternoon, her 79% Free Throw percentage dropped slightly after finishing 5 of 9 from the stripe.
Thursday night in Macon, Georgia…..
Welcome 🙏 to the Sunday one week before The Classic as we highlight Vickey Ritchie in today’s Morning 🌄 Brew
Happy belated Birthday to Jeanie Ritchie as well ! Getting to help Vickey with this event, even when it requires flying across the country, is something that I consider an honor 🎖.
Kira Lawson and her Lady Blue Devils will look to push their winning streak to 10 games today at Cameron Indoor Stadium !
Psalm 77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌
A.S.P.N on The Hill 