Francis Marion’s Kyle Clinton and Ivan Juric have been selected to the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Men’s Soccer Team.

Francis Marion defeated Carver Bible 101-62 in men’s basketball Wednesday night.

Francis Marion defeated Fayetteville State 91-61 in women’s basketball Wednesday night.

As the Francis Marion men’s and women’s basketball teams get ready for the first home doubleheader of the season tonight, both coaches have similar perception of at least one aspect of their teams: They’re coming together.

Junior forward Robert Faulkner came off the bench to score 22 points and grab 10 rebounds to lead Francis Marion to an 87-75 win over the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras on Monday on the second day of the Florida Tech Tip-Off Classic.

Andrew Smith paced a balanced Francis Marion scoring attack with 10 points as the Patriots cruised to an 82-41 victory over the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Sunday at the Florida Tech Tip-Off Classic.

Three Francis Marion men’s soccer players have been named to the Peach Belt’s All-Conference Team.

Mattchup: FMU women’s basketball practice

As far as coach Gary Edwards is concerned, there are only positives that can come from his Francis Marion men’s basketball team playing an exhibition at No. 24 Clemson tonight.

Fifth-ranked North Carolina used a 21-0 run midway through the first half to break open a close game and the Tar Heels cruised to a 105-64 exhibition win over Francis Marion.

The Francis Marion women’s basketball season does not begin in earnest until the Patriots host Converse on Nov. 15. But please forgive the Patriots if they’re excited about tonight’s exhibition game. After all, it’s not every day a Division II team gets to play one of the nation’s elite Division I programs.

UNC Pembroke broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and deciding game with a 5-0 run and went on to claim a five-game (11-25, 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7) win over Francis Marion onWednesday in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action.

Tyler Senecal’s goal in the 64th minute gave the Coker men’s soccer team a 2-1 win over Anderson Trojans in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas tournament Tuesday.

Francis Marion has been picked to finish sixth in the race for the Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball title, according to the annual preseason coaches’ poll. 
Coming on the heels of back-to-back Elite Eight appearances, Augusta State University has been selected the preseason favorite to win the PBC men’s championship.

For the third straight week and fourth time this season, Francis Marion junior Clark Richeson has been named the Peach Belt Conference’s Goalkeeper of the Week. He helped lead FMU to a pair of 2-1 wins last week, extending the Patriots’ unbeaten streak to six matches.