Armstrong's Career High Leads WBB To 75-42 Win At WCU

Saturday, January 19

Cullowhee, N.C.

1:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

5-12

Western Carolina

3-14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	16	24	20	15	75
Western Caro.	13	7	9	13	42

Natalie Armstrong scored a career-high 21 points Saturday at Western Carolina.

Armstrong's Career High Leads WBB To 75-42 Win At WCU

1.19.19 | Women's Basketball

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CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Natalie Armstrong scored a career-high 21 points to lead four players in double figures in leading the Samford women's basketball team to a dominating 75-42 Southern Conference road win at Western Carolina Saturday afternoon at the Ramsey Center.

With the win, Samford improves to 6-12 overall and 1-2 in SoCon play. Western Carolina falls to 3-15 overall and 0-4 in league play.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Armstrong made an impressive 10-of-11 shots from the floor. She also grabbed 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
Behind Armstrong for Samford, Ta'Naisha Hill had 13 points and four assists.
Shauntai Battle and Katie Allen scored 11 points each for Samford.
For Western Carolina, A. Allen led the way with 16 points.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford fell behind early, 5-2, but the Bulldogs answered with a 9-2 run to take an 11-7 lead with 4:48 to go in the first quarter after a three-pointer by Hill.
The Bulldogs held a 16-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
Samford opened the second quarter with a 16-3 run to take a 32-16 lead over the Catamounts.
The Bulldogs stretched their lead to 20 points at 38-18, and the team took a 40-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Samford raced out to a 52-25 lead with 5:57 left in the third quarter after a three-pointer by Charity Brown.
The Bulldogs led be as many as 31 points in the third quarter at 60-29 with 1:34 left in the period after a three-pointer by Paige Serup.
Samford carried the 60-29 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Samford stretched its lead to 40 points at 73-33 with 5:04 left in the game on a three-pointer by Cassidy Williams.
Samford came away with the 75-42 victory, the team's first win in SoCon play.