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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team earned its third-straight victory with a commanding 68-34 win over ETSU Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
With the win, Samford moves into a first-place tie with UNCG in the Southern Conference standings with a 4-1 league mark. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 9-11. ETSU falls to 7-14 overall and 2-4 in league play with the loss.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Natalie Armstrong led Samford in scoring with 14 points.
• Paige Serup scored 12 points, making 4-of-7 from three-point range.
• Sarah Myers added 11 points for Samford.
• Shauntai Battle had nine points and eight rebounds.
• Charity Brown dished out eight assists for the Bulldogs.
• ETSU was led by Micah Scheetz with 10 points.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Both teams were cold in the first quarter.
• With ETSU leading, 7-5 late in the period, a three-point play by Raven Omar gave Samford an 8-7 lead at the end of the period.
• In the second quarter, Samford pushed its lead to 18-9 with 7:20 to play in the quarter after a three-pointer by Serup.
• The Bulldogs led by 13 points at 29-16, but two late baskets by ETSU cut the lead to 29-20 heading into the locker room at halftime.
• In the third quarter, with Samford leading, 32-22, the Bulldogs went on a 12-2 run to take a 20-point lead at 44-24 with 2:06 left in the period after a layup Battle.
• Samford held a 50-27 lead at the end of the third quarter.
• The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 31 points at 58-27 with 6:06 to go after a layup by Brown.
• Samford finished with the 68-34 victory.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play at Western Carolina Thursday evening at 6 p.m. (CT) in Cullowhee, N.C.