WBB Closes Holiday Tournament With 65-45 Win Over Hofstra

Monday, December 30

New York, N.Y.

12:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

5-10,0-0SoCon

Hofstra

3-8,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	23	14	11	17	65
Hofstra	12	10	13	10	45

Box Score (PDF)

Charity Brown had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists Monday vs. Hofstra.

WBB Closes Holiday Tournament With 65-45 Win Over Hofstra

12.30.19 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BRONX, N.Y. – The Samford women's basketball team led from start to finish in earning a 65-45 win over Hofstra in the consolation game of the Fordham Holiday Classic Monday afternoon at Rose Hill Gymnasium.

With the win, Samford improves to 5-10 on the season. Hofstra falls to 3-8 with the loss.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Sarah Myers led Samford with 14 points and six rebounds.
Charity Brown had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Olivia Crozier and Natalie Armstrong had eight points each.
Paige Serup and Samantha Fitzgerald added six points apiece.
Sandra Karsten led Hofstra with 13 points in the loss.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford got off to a hot start, racing out to a 9-0 lead with 7:45 left in the first quarter after a three-pointer by Myers.
With Samford leading, 14-9, the Bulldogs closed the period with a 9-3 run to take a 23-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Samford pushed its lead to 16 points at 35-19 with 2:52 left in the second quarter after a jumper by Brown.
The Bulldogs took a 37-22 lead into the locker room at halftime.
With Samford leading, 44-28 late in the third quarter, Hofstra went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to just nine points at 44-35 with 1:12 left in the period after a layup by Karsten.
A free throw and three-pointer by Brown pushed Samford's lead to 48-35 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter Samford stretched its lead to as many as 22 points at 65-43.
Samford finished the game with an impressive 65-45 win.

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