BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped a 74-41 decision to Furman Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
With the loss, Samford ends its regular season with a mark of 10-19 overall and 5-9 in Southern Conference play. Furman improves to 17-12 overall and 9-5 in league games.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Raven Omar led Samford with 14 points.
• Natalie Armstrong added eight points for the Bulldogs.
• Furman was led by Le'Jzae Davidson with 17 points.
• Tierra Hodges scored 15 points, while Celena Taborn added 14 points for the Paladins.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Samford jumped out to an early 7-2 lead with 6:57 to go in the first quarter after a three-pointer by Ta'Naisha Hill.
• Furman came back to take a 10-9 lead late in the quarter, but a three-pointer by Raven Omar at the first-quarter buzzer gave Samford a 12-10 lead at the end of the period.
• The teams traded baskets early in the second quarter until Furman went on a 10-0 run to take a 29-19 lead with 2:51 left in the quarter.
• Furman held a 33-21 advantage heading into the locker room at halftime.
• After Samford cut the Furman lead to 10 at 33-23 early in the third quarter, Furman went on a 19-4 run to push its lead to 52-27 with 3:59 left in the third quarter.
• Furman held a 58-34 lead at the end of the third quarter.
• Furman pushed its lead to 30 points at 64-34 with 7:02 left in the game.
• The Paladins led by as many as 33 points in the fourth quarter and finished with the 74-41 win.

 
UP NEXT

• The game wraps up the regular season for Samford. The Southern Conference Tournament starts Thursday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C.