Marky Boyce's second half strike was not enough for the Lady Bucs on this day, as they fell to Furman 4-1, at Furman's Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.

After taking early leads in the past two games, the Bucs nearly had the tables turned on them in the first minute of the game. Furman leading goal scorer Anna Betton showed some quick pace in getting in past the defense, only for Jena Uvalle (Mt. Dora, Fla.) to deny her with a strong diving save.

Furman continued to pressure for an opening goal, forcing Uvalle to make two more saves before the Bucs first attack of the game. Christine Bethke (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), substituted for an injured Jessica Kim, had a good chance in the 11th minute when Emma Mattsson (Helsinborg, Sweden) found her breaking down the far side, but she would be denied by a recovering Furman defender.

After another Uvalle save and a shot on goal by Jen Vroman (Piscataway, N.J.), the Paladins would find the net twice. Betton struck in the 17th by running past CSU's defense and placing the ball into the upper right corner of the net for her eighth on the year, while Sara El-Shami struck into the lower right corner of the net in the 20th off a feed from Katie Tucker.

With the Paladins controlling the play, head coach Eric Terrill elected to give some of his younger players some playing time in the half to turn the tables, and the youthful energy paid dividends quickly.

Charleston-based freshmen Staci Ulichnie (James Island, S.C.), Kelsey Riggs (James Island, S.C.) and Krista Ross (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) were not bothered by a hot Greenville afternoon, looking dangerous in attack, with Ulichnie placing an effort on net in the 38th minute and Ross feeding Dennis for a good opportunity towards the end of the first.

The Bucs continued their attacking ways early in the second, with Sarah Catenacci (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) looking particularly dangerous in attack. Her first effort bounced just wide in 47th, while a nice set-up from Caitlin Gunyan lead to a shot that flew just over the upper left corner of the net. Alyssa Clay (Littleton, Colo.) and Emma Mattsson (Helsingborg, Sweden) also had efforts in the second, with Mattsson forcing a save from Furman goalkeeper Claire Richards.

After a long spell of inaction, the shots and goals began to fly in mid-way through the second half. The action began when Uvalle was pressed back into action in the 67th minute, making a diving save to deny Betton. Furman's attack continued, and resulted in a goal, with Rachel Fry breaking in on net and finishing past Uvalle in the 70th.

The Bucs took just over a minute to answer, with Vroman's corner cleverly fed back to Vroman by Ross. Vroman fed Marky Boyce (Woodbridge, Va.) with a picture-perfect cross, allowing Boyce to rise above the defense and finish into the left corner of the net. The goal was Boyce's third on the year, while Vroman and Ross picked up their first assists in CSU blue and gold in style.

Furman scored their fourth goal, and the final goal on the day, just one minute later, when Graham Marchman finished on a cleverly worked play by the Paladins.

The loss drops CSU to an even 3-3 on the season as they prepare to begin conference play on Friday, when they host pre-season Big South conference champion selection Liberty at 4 p.m. on Buccaneer Field.