Box Score TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Samford junior guard Kendall Schwantz scored a career-high 19 points, but it was not enough as the Bulldog women's basketball team opened the 2012-13 regular season with a 77-42 loss at Florida State Sunday afternoon at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
 
“We started the game well and I thought we had the right mindset on both ends of the court,” Samford head coach Mike Morris said. “But then, we were easily derailed and we easily lost our focus and toughness. Florida State had a lot to do with that with their size. They are long and athletic, and that gave us trouble.”
 
Schwantz made 8-of-11 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from three-point range in the first start of her collegiate career. Following Schwantz for Samford, junior guard Shelby Campbell scored seven points, and sophomore Taylor Reece added six points. Senior Hannah Dawson dished out a career-high six assists in the loss.
 
For Florida State, Chasity Clayton led the way with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Chelsea Davis scored 16 points for the Seminoles, while Alexa Deluzio added 12 points for FSU.

In the first half, Samford jumped out to an early 7-4 lead with 15:42 left in the first half, with Schwantz scoring all seven of Samford's points. The game remained close until, with Samford leading 11-10, FSU went on a 13-0 run to take a 23-11 lead with 9:23 to go in the first half after a basket by Leonor Rodriguez.
 
Florida State built its lead to as much as 21 points in the first half at 38-17 with 2:57 left in the half after a three-pointer by Deluzio. The Seminoles carried a 42-23 lead into halftime.
 
In the second half, Florida State quickly pushed its lead out to 24 points at 51-27 with 16:07 left in the game following a three-pointer by Rodriguez. The Seminoles led by as much as 37 points in the second half at 77-40 with less than a minute to go after a layup by Morgan Toles.
 
As a team, Samford shot 30.4 percent from the floor and just 23.5 percent from three-point range. Florida State made 46.2 percent of its shots overall and 25.0 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Samford committed 18 turnovers in the loss, while forcing the Seminoles into 20 turnovers. Florida State outrebounded Samford, 54-21, with the Seminoles grabbing 20 offensive rebounds, to just four for Samford.
 
Samford will return to action on Monday, Nov. 19, when the Bulldogs play at in-state rival Jacksonville State. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start from Jacksonville, Ala., and it can be heard locally on WVSU-FM 91.1, or worldwide on the internet at www.samford.edu/wvsu.