Women's Basketball Picks Up SoCon Road Win At WCU, 62-50

Thursday, January 30

Cullowhee, N.C.

6:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

10-11,5-1SoCon

Western Carolina

3-18,0-6SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	15	14	12	21	62
Western Caro.	12	13	15	10	50

Box Score (PDF)

Shauntai Battle at Western Carolina 2020

Shauntai Battle scored a career-high 20 points Thursday night at Western Carolina.

Women's Basketball Picks Up SoCon Road Win At WCU, 62-50

1.30.20 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Samford junior Shauntai Battle scored a career-high 20 points to lead three players in double figures as the Bulldog women's basketball team earned a 62-50 Southern Conference win at Western Carolina Thursday night.

The win is the fourth-straight victory for Samford as the Bulldogs improve to 10-11 overall and 5-1 in SoCon play. Western Carolina drops to 3-18 overall and 0-6 in league play.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Battle made 7-of-12 shots from the floor in scoring the career-high 20 points.
Sarah Myers scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Natalie Armstrong added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Western Carolina was led by Andrea Martin Ruiz and Tembre Moates with 14 points each.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Samford jumped out to an early 8-2 lead with 6:26 left in the first quarter after a layup by Battle.
Western Carolina fought back to cut the lead to 11-9, and Samford held a 15-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Samford built a 24-14 lead with 5:58 left in the period after a layup by Myers.
The Catamounts came back to cut the lead to 29-25 heading into the locker room at halftime.
Western Carolina pulled into a tie twice in the third quarter.
Samford held a 41-40 lead at the end of the third period.
Samford built a 47-42 lead with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter after a layup by Armstrong.
Western Carolina scored the next five points to tie the score at 47-47, but Samford answered with a 9-1 run to take a 56-48 lead with 1:36 left after a pair of free throws by Armstrong.
Samford pulled out the 62-50 win.

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