Feb. 13, 2010

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Samford senior guard Monica Maxwell tied a career high with 22 points in leading the Bulldog women's basketball team to a 73-57 Southern Conference win over Davidson on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at the Pete Hanna Center.

Maxwell and fellow senior Megan Wilderotter were honored prior to the game for their accomplishments throughout their Samford careers.

"This was a great Senior Day," Samford head coach Mike Morris said. "Monica Maxwell, one of our seniors, had a great day with 22 points, and Megan Wilderotter played great defensively. This was just an outstanding defensive effort by our team."

Maxwell made 8-of-12 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 from three-point range. Maxwell has now made 201 career three-pointers, just one shy of the career record of 202 set by Chelsee Insell.

Savannah Hill scored 15 points in the win. Hill now has 1,004 career points, making her just the fifth player in program history to score at least 1,000 points in their Samford careers. Alex Crow scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, while Paige Anderson had eight points and a career-high seven rebounds.

Davidson was led by Kristen Johnsen with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Alex Thompson and Ashley Lax added eight points apiece for the Wildcats.

In the first half, Samford jumped out to an early 10-2 lead with 14:27 to go after a pair of free throws by Hill. With Samford lead, 15-8, Davidson went on an 8-0 run to take a 16-15 lead with 8:13 to play in the opening half after a pair of free throws by Sarah Davis.

Samford then went on a 10-2 run to take a 25-18 lead with 5:34 to go in the first half after a layup by Anderson. Samford took a 30-24 lead into halftime.

Samford pushed its lead out to 10 at 40-30 with 15:59 to go in the game after a pair of free throws from Hannah Dawson. With Samford leading 46-37, the Bulldogs went on a 14-4 run to push their lead to 19 at 60-41 with 5:40 to play after a layup by J'Quita Babineaux.

Davidson fought back to cut the lead to 13 at 63-50 with 3:25 to go after a layup by Sarah Britton. Samford, however, scored the next six points to push the lead back to 19 at 69-50 with 1:44 to go after a layup by Hill.

Samford pushed its lead to as much as 20 at 73-53 with 1:12 to go in the game. The Bulldogs came away with the 73-57 win.

With the win, Samford improves to 19-7 overall and 13-4 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs remain in second place in the SoCon standings, just one game behind first-place Chattanooga. Davidson drops to 12-12 overall and 10-6 in league play.

As a team, Samford shot 52.3 percent from the floor, including a 50-percent effort from three-point range. Davidson shot 35.1 percent overall and 16.7 percent from the beyond the arc.

Samford will return to action on Monday, Feb. 15, when the Bulldogs play host to Appalachian State. The game, which is the Bulldogs' final home game of the season, is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center. The game is also Samford's Pink Zone game. The cost of admission for the game is a donation to the WBCA/Kay Yow Foundation.