Women's Hoops Falls On The Road At Auburn

Sunday, December 16

Auburn, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

3-8

Auburn

8-1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	8	9	7	22	46
Auburn	20	16	20	17	73

Box Score (PDF)

Shauntai Battle led Samford with 11 points Sunday at Auburn.

12.16.18 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

AUBURN, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team fell behind big early and could not catch up as the Bulldogs dropped a 73-46 decision at Auburn Sunday afternoon at Auburn arena.

With the loss, Samford falls to 3-8 on the season. Auburn improves to 8-1 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Shauntai Battle led Samford with 11 points.
Natalie Armstrong had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Charity Brown tallied nine points and seven assists, while Katie Allen added another nine points.
Janiah McKay scored 20 points to lead Auburn.
Daisa Alexander added 16 points for the Tigers.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Auburn got off to a hot start, racing out to a 13-2 lead with 4:44 to go in the first quarter.
The Tigers held a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Auburn pushed its lead to 17 points at 30-13 with 2:56 left in the second quarter.
After a Samford layup by Armstrong cut the lead to 30-15, Auburn closed the quarter with a 6-2 run to take a 36-17 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Tigers pushed their lead to 30 points at 51-21 with 2:56 left in the period.
A three-pointer by Allen cut the lead to 51-24, but Auburn closed the quarter by scoring the last five points to extend its lead to 56-24.
Samford fought back to cut the lead to 58-33 with 7:21 to go after a three-pointer by Brown.
Auburn, however, pushed it lead to 31 points at 71-40, and the Tigers finished with the 73-46 win.

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