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Charity Brown vs Troy 19-20
Charity Brown had 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds at UT Martin Thursday night.
75
Samford SU 1-5,0-0 SoCon
80
Winner UT Martin UTM 1-3,0-0 OVC
Samford SU
1-5,0-0 SoCon
75
Final
80
UT Martin UTM
1-3,0-0 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Samford SU 23 15 18 11 8 75
UT Martin UTM 18 15 13 21 13 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Drops Hard-Fought OT Contest At UT Martin

BOX SCORE (PDF)

MARTIN, Tenn. – The Samford women's basketball team fell in a tough, hard-fought game at UT Martin, 80-75 in overtime Thursday night at Skyhawk Arena.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 1-5. UT Martin improves to 1-3 with the win.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Charity Brown led Samford with 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
  • Sarah Myers also turned in a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Natalie Armstrong also scored 15 points, while Shauntai Battle added 10 points.
  • UT Martin's Chelsey Perry led all scorers with 32 points.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
  • Samford started the game hot, racing out to a 9-0 lead with 7:35 left in the first quarter after a layup by Armstrong.
  • UT Martin fought back to cut the lead to three at 19-16, and Samford led, 23-18 at the end of the first quarter.
  • Samford pushed its lead back out to nine points at 27-18 with 8:23 left in the second period after a three-pointer by Battle.
  • UT Martin responded with an 11-2 run to tie the score at 29-29 with 5:22 left in the second quarter following a jumper by Perry.
  • With the Skyhawks leading, 33-32, Samford scored the final six points of the quarter and the Bulldogs took a 38-33 lead into the locker room at halftime.
  • After UT Martin tied the score at 38-38, Samford went on an 8-0 run to take a 46-38 lead with 6:00 to go in the third quarter after a jumper by Brown.
  • Samford pushed its lead to 12 points at 56-44, and the Bulldogs held a 56-46 lead at the end of the third quarter.
  • UT Martin opened the fourth quarter with an 11-3 run to cut the lead to 59-55 with 6:19 left after a three-pointer by Brittni Moore.
  • The Skyhawks took the lead at 64-61 on a three-pointer by Moore, but Samford's Brown answered with a three-pointer to tie the score at 64-64 with 3:02 left.
  • With the score tied at 67-67 in the closing seconds, neither team was able to score and the game headed to overtime.
  • The lead went back-and-forth throughout the overtime.
  • UT Martin took a 76-75 lead with 18 seconds left on a jumper by Perry.
  • Samford was unable to retake the lead and UTM hit its free throws down the stretch to pull out the 80-75 win.
 
UP NEXT
  • Samford will play host to Tennessee Tech Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center. Admission to the game is FREE.
 
 
 
 
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