Women's Hoops Drops Road Game At Vanderbilt

Friday, December 28

Nashville, Tenn.

7:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

4-10

Vanderbilt

5-8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
SAM	6	10	17	19	52
VANDY	18	16	24	19	77

Box Score (PDF)

Ta'Naisha Hill led Samford with 14 points Friday at Vanderbilt.

12.28.18 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped a 77-52 decision at Vanderbilt Friday night at Memorial Gymnasium.

With the loss, Samford falls to 4-10 on the season. Vanderbilt improves to 5-8 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford was led in the game by Ta'Naisha Hill with 14 points.
Paige Serup had seven points and a team-high six rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Vanderbilt was led by Mariella Fasoula with 26 points.
Autumn Newby and Lealea Carter contributed 11 points each for the Commodores.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Vanderbilt got off to a fast start, scoring the first 12 points of the contest.
Samford cut the lead to eight points at 12-4 after a layup by Hill with 3:39 left in the first quarter.
With Samford trailing, 14-6, Vanderbilt scored the final four points of the first quarter to end the period with an 18-6 lead.
In the second quarter, with Vanderbilt leading 27-16, the Commodores closed the period with a 7-0 run to push their lead to 34-16 at halftime.
Vanderbilt pushed its lead to as many as 30 points at 56-26 with 1:45 left in the third period.
At the end of the third quarter, the Commodores held a 58-33 advantage.
Samford cut the lead to 21 points at 63-42 with 7:07 to go after a layup by Raven Omar.
The Bulldogs, however, could get no closer and Vanderbilt closed out the 77-52 win.

UP NEXT

Samford will play host to Montevallo on Jan. 8, for the team's first home game since Dec. 5. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center, and admission is FREE!