April 30, 2008 - The Francis Marion University women’s basketball team finished this past season as the top scoring team in NCAA Division II, while also leading the nation in thefts. Several Patriot players were also listed in the end-of-the-season statistical report, including junior point guard Kevina Ransom ranking atop the steals category. 

March 20, 2008 - Francis Marion University senior women’s basketball player Rita Grayson has been selected to participate in Nike's sixth-annual So You Want To Be A Coach program, April 4-6 in Tampa Bay, Fla. 

March 4, 2008 - Francis Marion University senior guard Brittany Young was named to the 2008 All-Peach Belt Conference Team, while women’s coach Heather Macy was named the conference’s “Coach of the Year,” and forward Simel Boyd was named the men’s basketball “Freshman of the Year.” 

February 20, 2008 - Averaging 13.7 points per game, and knocking in nearly 80 percent of her free-throws, senior guard Brittany Young leads the Francis Marion University women’s basketball team in scoring both on- and off-the-line. 

February 14, 2008 - Francis Marion University senior guard Brittany Young has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 3 (College Division) women's basketball team. 

February 7, 2008 - Francis Marion University senior point guard Brittany Young has been named the Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball “Player of the Week” for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3, while the Patriot team moved up two positions to 18th in the most recent USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 poll, released Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 5). 

January 28, 2008 - Francis Marion University junior point guard Kevina Ransom has been named the Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball “Player of the Week” for the week of Jan. 21-27. Ransom, a 5-5 native of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., averaged 20 points, 8.5 assists, 6.0 steals, and 4.0 rebounds in two games last week for the streaking Patriots. 

January 16, 2008 - The Francis Marion University women’s basketball team returned to the national rankings for the first time in seven seasons as the Patriots occupy the No. 24 spot in this week’s USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 poll, released Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 15). At 10-1, the Patriot women are off to their best start in 10 seasons and are second in the Peach Belt Conference standings with a 3-1 mark. 

January 3, 2008 - Francis Marion University freshman swing player Shannon Singleton-Bates, a native of South Norwalk, was named the most valuable player at the Lady Cobra Classic, hosted by Coker College last weekend (Dec. 14-15). 

September 25, 2007 - The Francis Marion University women's basketball program recently held a coaching clinic for high school and AAU coaches, Sept. 22, at the university. The Saturday afternoon clinic was attended by more than 30 high school and AAU coaches. 

August 16, 2007 - Francis Marion University athletic department officials have announced the addition of John Basaldu as an assistant coach for women’s basketball and Kristi Eyler as an assistant coach for women’s soccer. 

May 30, 2007 - Francis Marion University senior baseball outfielder Nick Stewart (Greenville, S.C.) and junior basketball point guard Brittany Young (Moncks Corner, S.C.) have been named to the second-annual Peach Belt Conference All-Sportsmanship Team. One male and one female student-athlete from each of the league’s 12 member schools were placed on the team. 

May 4, 2007 - Francis Marion University women’s basketball head coach Heather Macy has announced that Jami Cornwell of Mt. Crawford, Va., has joined her staff as an assistant coach. 

May 31, 2007 - Francis Marion University athletic director Murray Hartzler announced on Wednesday (March 21) the hiring of Heather Macy as the university’s new head coach for women’s basketball. The announcement was made at a news conference at the Cottage on the FMU campus. 

March 5, 2007 - Francis Marion University athletic director Murray Hartzler announced on Monday (March 5) that Valecia Tedder has resigned from her position as head women’s basketball coach at the university. Hartzler said a search for Tedder’s successor will begin immediately. He also announced that Patriot assistant coach Jessica Guarneri will function as interim head coach during the search process. 

November 22, 2006 - Francis Marion University women's basketball coach Valecia Tedder has announced the signing of Ashley Abed of Oakton, Va., and Lauren Beeson of Winston-Salem, N.C., to national letters of intent during the recent early signing period. Both are currently high school seniors and will attend FMU in the fall of 2007. 

November 8, 2006 - The Francis Marion University men's and women's basketball teams will hold a season-opening “Riot at the Rim” program Thursday evening in the Smith University Center. The program, sponsored by FMU’s newly formed student fan club “The Riot,” is open to the public free of charge. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude at approximately 7 p.m. 

November 15, 2006 - A year wiser and a year older, the Francis Marion University women's basketball squad opens its 2006-07 campaign on Wednesday (Nov. 15) with a trip to Greenville to face NCAA Division I opponent Furman University. 

June 29, 2006 - FLORENCE, S.C. – Francis Marion University women’s basketball coach Valecia Tedder has announced the signing of Erin Cook of Princeton, N.J., and Chelsea Quinlan of Camp Lejeune, N.C., to national letters of intent to attend FMU and play for the Patriots this fall.  

March 3, 2006 - Francis Marion University senior forward Danielle Moore has been named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Conference women's basketball team, as announced by league officials at the PBC Tournament in Greenwood, S.C.  

February 28, 2006 - The Francis Marion University men's basketball team will play in the opening round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Wednesday afternoon (March 1), while the Patriot women will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday.  

February 24, 2006 - The Francis Marion University men's and women's basketball teams will play host to Clayton State University in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader as part of Senior Day and Homecoming 2006 festivities, Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25). The women's basketball game will tip-off at 2 p.m. in the Smith University Center, followed by the men's contest at 4 p.m. FMU will honor its 1986 NAIA women's basketball national championship squad at halftime of the women's game.  

January 9, 2006 - With her 19-point performance last Saturday afternoon, Francis Marion University senior forward Danielle Moore became the 23rd Patriot woman to score 1,000 points in a career. 

November 15, 2005 - An old coaching cliche says "The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores." Francis Marion University women's basketball coach Valecia Tedder agrees with that statement as her 2005-06 squad prepares for the upcoming season with seven returning sophomores, five of whom started games last season. 

October 21, 2005 - Columbus State University has been selected as the Peach Belt Conference women's basketball team to beat in 2005-06, according to the annual preseason poll of the league's head coaches released on Friday, while Francis Marion University was picked to finished eighth. 

June 6, 2005 - Peach Belt Conference commissioner Marvin Vanover announced this week that Francis Marion University women's basketball player Jennifer Howard and University of North Florida men's basketball player David Hartigan have been selected as the PBC's Student-Athletes of the Year for 2004-05.