BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A late run by Troy doomed the Samford women's basketball team in a 74-65 loss to the Trojans Tuesday night in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 1-2 on the season. Troy improves to 2-0 with the win.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Samford was led by Sarah Myers with a career-high 22 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds.
• Charity Brown had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs.
• Natalie Armstrong added eight points and seven rebounds.
• Kayla Robinson led Troy with 21 points and six rebounds off the bench.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Troy scored the first five points of the game to take a 5-0 lead with 8:57 left in the first quarter after a three-point play by Jasmine Leblanc.
• Samford fought back to take a 13-8 lead with 3:32 left in the period following a layup by Myers.
• Samford took a 20-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• Troy fought back to tie the score at 24-24, but Samford scored the next five points to take a 29-24 lead with 3:14 left in the second quarter after a jumper by Myers.
•  Samford took a 31-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• The lead went back and forth through most of the third quarter.
• Samford built a four-point lead at 50-46 after a three-pointer by Myers with 2:08 left in the third quarter.
• With the score tied at 51-51, Samford's Raven Omar hit a layup at the third quarter buzzer to give the Bulldogs a 53-51 lead with one quarter to go.
• Samford built a six-point lead at 61-55 with 6:29 to go in the fourth quarter following a basket by Armstrong.
• Troy, however, scored the next 11 points to take a 66-61 lead with 2:11 left after a three-pointer by Tiyah Johnson.
• The Trojans hit several free throws down the stretch to pull away for the 74-65 win.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators Saturday. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. (CT) start.