Hot Shooting Night Lifts Women's Hoops Over Presbyterian

Sunday, December 2

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

3-5

Presbyterian

1-5

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Presbyterian	14	14	13	13	54
Samford	12	24	26	13	75

Box Score (PDF)

Charity Brown had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in Sunday's win over Presbyterian.

Hot Shooting Night Lifts Women's Hoops Over Presbyterian

12.2.18 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team shot 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from three-point range on its way to a 75-54 win over Presbyterian Sunday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the win, Samford improves to 3-5 on the young season. Presbyterian drops to 1-5 with the loss.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford's 72.2-percent effort from three-point range narrowly misses the school record of 72.7 set by the 2003 team at Belmont.
The Bulldogs' 13 made three-pointers were just two away from the school record of 15, which has been accomplished three times.
Samford shot 55.8 percent (24-of-43) from the floor overall.
Individually, Samantha Fitzgerald led the team with 18 points in the win.
Ta'Naisha Hill scored a career-high 13 points for the Bulldogs.
Charity Brown had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Samford.
Olivia Crozier added 11 points in the win.
Salina Virola and Kacie Hall scored 17 points each to lead Presbyterian.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

In the first quarter, Presbyterian jumped out to an early 11-6 lead.
With Samford trailing, 14-9, Brown hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to cut the lead to 14-12 at the end of the first quarter.
The teams traded baskets through most of the second quarter until, with the game tied at 26-26, back-to-back three-pointers by Brown and Fitzgerald, and a layup by Cassidy Williams gave Samford a 34-26 lead with 1:07 left in the quarter.
Samford took a 36-28 lead into the locker room at halftime.
With Samford leading, 44-35, the Bulldog went on a 15-3 run to take a 59-38 lead with 1:12 to go in the third quarter following a layup by Crozier.
After three full quarters, Samford held a 62-41 advantage.
Presbyterian fought back to cut the Samford lead to 15 points at 64-49 with 7:28 to go in the game.
Samford answered with a 9-3 run to push the lead back to 21 points at 73-52 with 1:25 to go after a jumper by Fitzgerald.
Samford finished the game with a 75-54 victory.

UP NEXT

Samford will play host to cross-town rival UAB Wednesday, Dec. 5. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center and admission is FREE!