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Ta'Naisha Hill vs. Mercer, 2017-18
Ta'Naisha Hill scored a career-high 17 points Sunday at Memphis.
48
Samford F-625
53
Winner Memphis F-404
Samford F-625
48
Final
53
Memphis F-404
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Samford F-625 9 8 13 18 48
Memphis F-404 11 9 15 18 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Hoops Falls In Hard-Fought Battle At Memphis

BOX SCORE (PDF)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought contest at Memphis, 53-48, Sunday afternoon at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 3-7 on the season. Memphis improves to 3-5 with the win.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Ta'Naisha Hill led Samford with a career-high 17 points in the loss.
  • Shauntai Battle scored eight points for the Bulldogs.
  • Natalie Armstrong grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
  • Charity Brown dished out six assists for Samford.
  • Taylor Barnes led Memphis with 15 points.
  • Jamirah Shutes scored 11 points, while Jada Stinson added 10 points for the Tigers.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
  • Memphis jumped out to an early 6-3 lead with 6:16 to go in the first quarter.
  • Samford fought back to tie the score at 9-9, but a layup By Brianna Porter of Memphis gave the Tigers an 11-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
  • The Tigers extended their lead to 15-9 early in the second quarter, but Samford fought back to cut the lead to two at 15-13 with 6:58 left in the period after a three-pointer by Cassidy Williams.
  • Memphis extended its lead to seven points at 20-13 late in the quarter, but late Samford baskets by Paige Serup and Hill cut the lead to 20-17 heading into the locker room at halftime.
  • Memphis scored the first seven points of the third quarter to push its lead to 27-17 with 7:43 left in the period.
  • Samford answered with an 11-2 run to cut the lead to one point at 29-28 with 2:44 left in the third quarter after a three-pointer by Hill.
  • Memphis scored the next six points to extend its lead to 35-28, but a late jumper by Battle but the lead to 35-30 at the end of the third quarter.
  • With Memphis leading, 44-39, Samford came back with an 8-2 run to take a 47-45 lead with 1:37 left in the final period after a layup by Armstrong.
  • Memphis, however, scored the next five points to take a 50-47 lead with 25 seconds to go, and the Tigers came away with the 53-48 victory.
 
UP NEXT
  • Samford will play at Auburn next Sunday, Dec. 16. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start from Auburn Arena.
 
 
 
 
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