WBB's Second-Half Comeback Falls Just Short To WKU, 88-84

Sunday, December 15

Birmingham, Ala.

2:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

3-9,0-0SoCon

Western Kentucky

-82,00 CUSA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Western Ky.	26	20	20	22	88
Samford	22	10	28	24	84

Box Score (PDF)

Sarah Myers led Samford with 20 points Sunday vs. Western Kentucky.

WBB's Second-Half Comeback Falls Just Short To WKU, 88-84

12.15.19 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team cut a 23-point second-half deficit down to just three points late in the fourth quarter, but fell just short in an 88-84 loss to Western Kentucky Sunday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the loss, Samford falls to 3-9 on the season. Western Kentucky improves to 8-2 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford was led in the game by Sarah Myers with 20 points and six rebounds.
Charity Brown had 15 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
Natalie Armstrong and Shauntai Battle had 13 points each for Samford.
Whitney Creech led Western Kentucky with 26 points.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford jumped out to an early 10-4 lead with 7:42 left in the first quarter after a three-pointer by Myers.
With Samford leading, 12-6, WKU went on a 12-2 run to take an 18-14 lead with 3:48 left in the opening period after a layup by Creech.
Samford fought back to tie the game at 22-22 with 1:03 left in the quarter on a three-pointer by Paige Serup, but WKU led, 26-22 at the end of the first quarter.
Western Kentucky pushed its lead to 10 points at 38-28 with 5:29 to go in the second quarter following a three-pointer by Creech.
The Lady Toppers led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, and they held a 46-32 lead at halftime.
WKU led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter.
With the Lady Toppers leading, 66-47, Samford closed the quarter with a 13-0 run to cut the lead to 66-60 heading into the fourth quarter.
After Samford cut the lead to 66-62 early in the fourth quarter, WKU went on an 8-0 run to push its lead to 74-62 with 7:38 to go after two free throws by Dee Givens.
Samford fought back to cut the lead to five at 76-71 with 3:27 to go after a three-point play by Battle.
With WKU leading, 86-80, Brown sank three free throws to cut the lead to 86-83 with 18.6 seconds to go.
Samford, however, could get no closer and the Bulldogs fell by a score of 88-84.