Women's Hoops Falls At Troy

Monday, November 12

Troy, Ala.

6:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-2

Troy

1-1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	8	13	11	20	52
Troy	13	20	13	26	72

Box Score (PDF)

Samantha Fitzgerald led Samford with 14 points at nine rebounds at Troy Monday night. (Photo by: Chris Davis)

11.12.18 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

TROY, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped a 72-52 decision at Troy Monday night at Trojan Arena. With the loss, Samford falls to 1-2 on the season. Troy improves to 1-1 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samantha Fitzgerald led Samford with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Katie Allen scored nine points for the Bulldogs.
Olivia Crozier added eight points.
Charity Brown contributed five assists in the loss.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford fell behind, 10-4 with 3:46 to go in the first quarter.
The Bulldog scored the next four points to cut the lead to 10-8 with 2:12 left in the period after a layup by Katie Allen, but Troy scored the last three points of the quarter to take a 13-8 lead.
After Samford cut the lead to 13-10, Troy went on an 11-0 run to take a 24-10 lead with 6:59 to play in the second quarter.
Troy pushed its lead to as many as 18 points in the second quarter at 33-15, and the Trojans took a 33-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
In the third quarter, Troy pushed its lead back out to 18 points at 42-24 with 5:19 left in the period.
Samford answered with an 8-1 run to cut the lead to 11 points at 43-32 with 2:16 left in the quarter after a layup by Samantha Fitzgerald. At the end of three quarters, Troy held a 46-32 advantage.
Troy extended its lead to 23 points at 66-43 with 2:52 left in the contest.
The Trojans finished the game with a 72-52 victory.

UP NEXT

Samford will travel to Montgomery, Alabama, to take on Alabama State Thursday evening. The game is set for a 6 p.m. start from ASU's Joe L. Reed Acadome.