Carroll County High School graduate 🎓 Alyssa Ervin is having fun on the basketball court again with the latest proof being Furman University defeating homestanding Samford 70 – 62 on Saturday afternoon.

Most SoCon experts believed that the chase for the Women’s championship would be a three team race 🏁 and as the teams near the halfway point ( one game away), it would appear that is the case.

.They just missed out on the part where Furman University would be one of the three teams !

This weeks game with Wofford will decide second place and should be must see TV 📺.

We are going to borrow from David Letterman by describing why yesterday was a fun watch with a Top Ten List…

Reason #10 – The sheer size of the Bulldogs logo in the middle of the court. Easy on the eyes 👀 and a constant reminder that the Paladins were on the road once again. Winning a league game is always nice but when they happen away from home they are sweeter!

Reason #9 – The duo calling the game added something to the telecast, start to finish. One never knows what to expect from the folks calling the ESPN+ games and this pair had game.

Reason #8 – Our Lady Cavalier had to sit down for all but two minutes of the second quarter after picking up her second personal foul. The four point lead quickly became an eight point deficit at Halftime. Ervin understands that you cannot make a difference in the game if you are not in the game. Total fouls at the end of the game for Christy’s Girl? That would be 2.

Reason #7 – Pierre Curtis showed everyone watching the absolute best use of a Technical foul. Feeling that Samford was regaining control from lack of offensive fouls being called, Curtis was whistled for a “T”. It fired up his team, got his point across and in the end it only cost him 1 point. In the final minutes, Samford lost two starters to personal fouls.

Reason #6 – The opening minutes of the second half. Furman went on a 7-0 run 🏃‍♂️ in the first two minutes and Ervin scored five of the points after having only 3 at the break. Hitting the Floor running…

Reason #5 – The answer here is also FIVE as each of the ‘Dins starters finished up in double figures.

Reason # 4 – Basketball 🏀 IQ – Late in the game, Alyssa brought the ball down the floor and could have easily fired up a shot. Instead, she pulled the ball back out to dribble off more clock ⏰ and then took the same shot to make it 64-60

Reason # 3 – In the next possession, Kiddo found Coyle open under the basket 🧺 for the game clinching score! One of four assists on the game.

Reason #2 – The latest victory (5th straight overall ) allows the team to go into the game with Wofford on a high note 📝. Playing a long way from home, this Senior less team has found a bit of a Grove and this keeps its moving.

Reason # 1 – I see a great deal of myself in this impressive young Lady. DRIVEN is the word and if you look it up in the dictionary you might see a 📷 of her.