BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team will host cross-town rival UAB Thursday night at 6 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
Tickets for the game can be purchased by clicking here: PURCHASE TICKETS. The game can be seen live on ESPN3 at the following link: ESPN3 BROADCAST.
 
Samford enters the game with a record of 4-5 so far this season. The Bulldogs are coming off a 73-54 loss to Belmont Monday night.
 
Junior Kassidy Blevins has led Samford in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game through the Bulldogs' first nine games of the season. Junior Hannah Nichols is scoring 14.2 points per game so far this season.
 
Freshman Samantha Fitzgerald is the team leader in rebounding, grabbing 4.6 boards per contest. Senior Ellen Riggins averages 4.1 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs.
 
Senior Brittany Stevens and freshman Charity Brown share the team lead in assists, each dishing out 3.4 assists per game. Riggins averages 2.2 assists per game for the Bulldogs.
 
UAB comes into Thursday night's game with a record of 4-2 on the young season. The Blazers are coming off a 64-49 win at Southern Illinois on Saturday.
         
For the season, UAB is led in scoring by Miyah Barnes, averaging 11.5 points per game. Deanna Kuzmanic scores 9.7 points per game for the Blazers.
         
Keonna Farmer leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 6.0 boards per contest. Kara Rawls averages 5.3 rebounds per game.
         
Barnes is also the team leader in assists, dishing out 3.2 assists per game. Kuzmanic averages 2.5 assists per game.
 
Samford and UAB will be meeting for just the fifth time ever in women's basketball, with UAB holding a 3-1 advantage in the series. The teams met last season, with the Blazers earning a 61-41 win in a game played at UAB's Bartow Arena.
 
Thursday night's game will start at 6 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center. Below are links to help in following the game.
 
PURCHASE TICKETS
 
ESPN3 BROADCAST
 
LIVE STATS
 
GAME NOTES