Women’s Basketball Falls At No. 9 Kentucky

Sunday, December 13

Lexington, KY

1 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-5,0-0SoCon

#9 Kentucky

6-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	14	17	10	13	54
Kentucky	23	27	23	15	88

12.13.20 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped an 88-54 decision at ninth-ranked Kentucky Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.

With the loss, Samford falls to 1-5 on the young season. Kentucky improves to 6-0 with the win.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford was led by Andrea Cournoyer with 14 points and four rebounds.
Natalie Armstrong had 10 points and five rebounds for Samford.
Mallory Hampton also contributed 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Kentucky was led by Chasity Patterson with 16 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Samford grabbed an early 3-2 lead on a three-pointer by Raven Omar with 8:16 to go in the first quarter.
Kentucky then went on a 9-0 run to take an 11-3 lead with 5:41 left in the first quarter following a layup by Blair Green.
The Bulldogs fought back to cut the lead to four points at 12-8 with 4:37 left in the opening period after a layup by Cournoyer.
Kentucky extended its lead to 11 points at 21-10 late in the first quarter, and the Wildcats held a 23-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Samford cut the lead to seven points at 26-19 with 8:07 to go in the second quarter after a three-pointer by Cournoyer.
Kentucky pushed its lead to 45-26 with 2:43 to play in the second quarter after a layup by Rhyne Howard.
The Wildcats led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter and took a 50-31 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Kentucky extended its lead to 32 points at 73-41 at the end of the third quarter.
The Wildcats led by as many as 35 points in the fourth quarter and finished with the 88-54 win.