SAMFORD AT INDIANA GAME NOTES

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team will remain on the road when the Bulldogs take on the 13th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers Thursday at 5 p.m. (CT) from Assembly Hall.
 
Fans can follow the game live by clicking on either of the following links: Big 10 Network+ or Live Stats.
 
Samford enters the game with a record of 0-2. The Bulldogs have opened the season with back-to-back games at SEC schools, falling at Alabama (83-68) and Auburn (66-64). Indiana has a record of 1-0. The Hoosiers defeated Eastern Kentucky, 100-51, Nov. 25.
 
Samford and Indiana have met just once previously. On Dec. 11, 2015, The Bulldogs took the Hoosiers to overtime before eventually falling by a score of 65-56 in Assembly Hall.
 
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ARMSTRONG PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF: Samford senior center Natalie Armstrong has picked up right where she left off last season. Through two games so far this season, Armstrong is averaging 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. She had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the season opener at Alabama, and then turned in 10 points and six rebounds at Auburn.
 
BATTLE NAMED SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior Shauntai Battle was named the Southern Conference's Player of the Week following the first week of action. Through the first two games of the season, she is averaging 20.0 points per game. She scored 21 points in the season opener at Alabama, and then contributed 19 points in Saturday's narrow loss at Auburn.  So far this season, Battle is shooting 51.6 percent from the floor and 46.2 percent from three-point range. She is also averaging 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game through the first two games of the season.
 
FACING THE BEST: This season, Samford will play another stellar non-conference schedule. The Bulldogs have already taken on both Auburn and Alabama. Following Thursday night's game at Indiana, Samford also has games scheduled at Kentucky (Dec. 13) and Vanderbilt (Dec. 28).
 
ARMSTRONG NEARS CAREER MILESTONE: Natalie Armstrong enters this game with 918 career points, leaving her just 82 points shy of becoming just the ninth player in program history to score 1,000 points in their careers. Her 918 career points rank ninth in school history.
 
SAMFORD VERSUS BIG 10 OPPONENTS: Samford has an all-time record of 1-5 against the current members of the Big 10 Conference, including an 0-1 mark against Indiana. Samford has played the following Big 10 teams: Indiana (0-1), Iowa (0-2), Maryland (0-1), Michigan State (0-1) and Penn State (1-0).
 
LEADING THE SOCON: Entering this game, Samford leads the Southern Conference as a team in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage, making 47.7 percent of its shots overall and 41.9 percent from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs also lead the conference in three-pointers made per game at 9.0. Individually, Raven Omar leads the league in assists per game (6.5), while Natalie Armstrong is tied for the league lead in blocks per game (2.0).
 
SAMFORD AWAY FROM HOME: This season, Samford has 15 games
on its schedule set to be played away from the Pete Hanna Center, and the Bulldogs are currently 0-2 in those contests. Last season, Samford was 12-9 away from the friendly confines of the Pete Hanna Center, including an 8-9 mark in true road games and 4-0 in neutral-site contests.
 
SAMFORD AGAINST INDIANA TEAMS: Samford has an all-time
record of 1-2 against teams from the state of Indiana. Samford has played the following Indiana teams: Evansville (1-1) and Indiana (0-1).