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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team will wrap up its regular season with a home game against Mercer Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center.
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Prior to the game, Samford will hold its Senior Day ceremonies. Seniors
Lydia McGee,
Ellen Riggins and
Brittany Stevens will be honored prior to their final game in the Hanna Center.
"Saying goodbye to Brittany, Lydia and Ellen will be tough," Samford head coach
Mike Morris said. "They are three young ladies who have as high of a character and work ethic as anyone we've had in our program."
Stevens is in her fourth year as the team's starting points guard, and she currently ranks sixth in school history in steals with 149 and games started at 107, and she ranks seventh in program history in assists with 288. Riggins has stepped into a starting role this season at the "P" position, and is averaging 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, and she is second on the team in assists with 62 so far this season. McGee has battled injuries throughout her time at Samford. Despite her injuries, she has scored 562 career points, grabbed 329 rebounds and dished out 162 assists.
"Each one of them brings their own unique things to our team," Morris said. "Brittany has been a starter for four years as our point guard and leader. Ellen has been a backup, but has played a huge role as a senior this year as a starter at the P. And then Lydia has battled through all kinds of injuries. Through it all, all three of these young ladies have demonstrated the amount of toughness, grit and character that we are super proud of. They represent what I hope Samford women's basketball is all about."
Samford comes into Saturday's game with a record of 11-17 overall and 4-9 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs are coming off a 55-48 win at Wofford last Saturday.
Samford is led in scoring by junior guard
Hannah Nichols, averaging 13.5 points per game. Junior guard
Kassidy Blevins scores 9.4 points per contest.
McGee averages 4.6 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs. Freshman
Samantha Fitzgerald grabs 3.9 boards per contest so far this season.
Stevens is the team leader in assists, dishing out 2.9 assists per game. Riggins averages 2.2 assists per game for the Bulldogs.
Mercer comes into Saturday afternoon's game with a record of 22-5 overall and 11-2 in Southern Conference play. The Bears are coming off a 68-47 win at Furman last Saturday.
Mercer is led in scoring by Kahlia Lawrence, averaging 17.6 points per game. KeKe Calloway scores 12.3 points per game for the Bears.
Amanda Thompson leads Mercer in rebounding, grabbing 6.7 boards per contest. Alex Williams averages 6.3 rebounds per game.
Sydni Means is the team leader in assists, dishing out 6.7 assists per game. Lawrence averages 1.6 assists per game.
Samford and Mercer will be meeting for the 18th time, with Mercer holding a 12-5 advantage in the series. The teams met earlier this season, on Jan. 28, in Macon, Ga. Mercer earned a 59-49 victory in that earlier meeting. The teams played twice last season, with Mercer claiming wins in both contests.
Saturday's game can be seen live on ESPN3. Below are links to follow the contest.
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