Box Score GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Samford women's basketball team shot 56.8 percent and held UNCG to just 24.1 percent shooting to earn a 65-52 Southern Conference road win over the Spartans Monday night at Fleming Gymnasium.
 
"I thought this was a great win for our team," Samford head coach Mike Morris said. "I was proud of the way we responded after a tough loss on the road at Elon on Saturday. We defended well as a team and, obviously, we shot the ball well as a team. We grew up a little and matured a little as a team tonight. I was pleased with how they came out and got us a much-needed win."
 
The win was the 200^th of Morris' career. He is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the program with a career record of 200-144.
 
"I'm fortunate to be here and to have a place where I love to work," Morris said. "All of those wins are about players. It's about the good players we've had who are great kids, and I just appreciate being able to be here long enough to get to 200."
 
In the win, Samford was led by its two seniors. Shelby Campbell scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists. Christy Robinson scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds in the game.
 
"I thought they were both key tonight," Morris said. "Christy did a great job of being aggressive and wanting the ball down low. Shelby did a good job, particularly in the second half of making some big shots, and that's what you want out of seniors. Those two have been here and they have a lot of experience, and I thought they kind of carried us down the stretch."
 
Behind Campbell and Robinson for Samford, sophomore Lydia McGee scored nine points. Freshman Brittany Stevens scored eight points, while freshman Hannah Nichols added seven points.
 
For UNCG, Lucy Mason and Breonna Patterson scored nine points each. Janae' Stevenson added eight points for the Spartans.
 
Samford led throughout most of the first half. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 6-1 lead after a jumper by Keke Fletcher with 16:22 to go in the first half. After UNCG cut the lead to three at 9-6, Samford went on a 15-7 run to push its lead out to 11 points at 24-13 with 6:08 to go in the first half after a three-pointer by Campbell.
 
The Spartans fought back to cut the lead to six points at 26-20 with 4:36 to go in the first half after two free throws by Stevenson. Samford took a 28-22 advantage into halftime.
 
Samford pushed its lead out to eight points early in the second half at 32-24 with 17:25 to go after a layup by Campbell. UNCG fought back to cut the lead to five points at 32-27 with 16:22 left in the game. Samford, however, scored eight of the next 12 points to increase its lead to 40-31 with 12:35 to go after a layup by Nichols.
 
UNCG came back with a 7-1 run to cut the Samford lead to just three points at 41-38 with 9:43 left in the contest after a free throw by Jade Scaife. Samford answered with a 9-0 run to take a 12 point lead at 50-38 with 7:51 left after a jumper by Amara Mayers. UNCG could get no closer than six points the rest of the way, and Samford hit several key free throws down the stretch to pull away for the win.
 
Samford's 56.8 shooting percentage marks a season high for the Bulldogs. Samford shot 33.3 percent from three-point range in the win.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 3-7 overall and 1-1 in Southern Conference play. UNCG is now 4-6 overall and 0-2 in league games.
 
Samford will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 21, when the Bulldogs play at Utah. The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. (CT) start from Salt Lake City, Utah.