Balanced Scoring Lifts Women's Basketball To 59-46 Win Over AUM

Saturday, December 9

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

4-6

AUM

4-3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Auburn Montgomery	6	10	13	17	46
Samford	14	13	16	16	59

Box Score (PDF)

Paige Serup scored a career-high nine points in Saturday's 59-46 win over AUM.

Balanced Scoring Lifts Women's Basketball To 59-46 Win Over AUM

12.9.17 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team placed three player in double figures and another had nine points as the Bulldogs claimed a 59-46 win over Auburn Montgomery Saturday afternoon at the Pete Hanna Center.

"I was pleased overall, defensively," Samford head coach Mike Morris said. "I thought we were pretty solid for the entire game. We got a little sloppy at times against the zone, but when we had some good execution, I thought we got some really good looks."

Samford was led in the game by Hannah Nichols with 15 points. Olivia Crozier had 12 points and nine rebounds, while Makaila Woolard added 10 points and Paige Serup contributed a career-high nine points for the Bulldogs.

For AUM, Evelina Avleeva led the way with 17 points. Makaylla Bullard added seven points for the Warhawks.

Samford scored eight of the first 10 points of the game to take an 8-2 lead with 5:40 to go in the first quarter after a jumper by Samantha Fitzgerald. The Bulldogs pushed their lead out to 10 points at 14-4 with 1:24 left in the period after a free throw by Natalie Armstrong. Samford held a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

A three-pointer by Shauntai Battle gave Samford an 11-point lead at 17-6 with 8:20 left in the second quarter. AUM cut the lead to seven points at 19-12 with 4:54 left in the second period. Samford took a 27-16 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Samford stretched its lead out to 18 points at 38-20 with 5:20 left in the third quarter following a layup by Crozier. AUM went on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 11 points at 40-29 with 33 seconds left in the third period. A late Nichols three-pointer gave Samford a 43-29 lead at the end of the third quarter.

After AUM cut the Samford lead to nine points at 43-34 early in the fourth quarter, Samford went on a 13-2 run to take a 56-36 lead with 3:25 left in the game after a basket by Woolard. AUM closed the game with a 10-3 run to make the final score 59-46.

As a team, Samford shot 46.0 percent from the floor, 52.6 percent from three-point range. AUM made 40.4 percent of its shots and 20.0 percent from beyond the arc. Samford won the rebounding battle, 33-28.

Samford improves to 4-6 with the win. The game counted as an exhibition game for AUM, and the Warhawks' record remains 4-3.

Samford will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 17, when the Bulldogs host the Troy Trojans. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center. Admission to all Samford women's basketball home games is FREE.