MACON, Ga. – Paige Serup scored a season-high 14 points, including six in the decisive 4^th quarter, to help lead the Samford University women's basketball team to a 60-54 victory at Mercer University (6-19, 3-7 SoCon) on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Hawkins Arena. The victory moved the Bulldogs (12-13, 7-3 SoCon) back into a 1^st place tie in the Southern Conference standings with Wofford.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Sarah Myers finished the game with 15 points to lead the Bulldogs, her 20^th double-digit performance of the season.
• Natalie Armstrong collected her 2^nd double-double for Samford with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• Serup was 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
• Charity Brown closed the day with 10 points, seven rebounds and a team-high four assists.
• Samford out rebounded the Bears 45-33, including 16 offensive boards.
• Mercer placed three Bears in double figures, led by Shannon Titus with 13 points.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Led by Amoria Neal-Tysor's five points, Mercer led Samford 14-11 at the end of the 1^st quarter. Sarah Myers led Samford and all scorers with seven points.
• The Bulldogs locked down Mercer in the 2^nd quarter, outscoring the Bears 15-7 to take a 26-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• Mercer closed the gap in the 3^rd quarter, trailing the Bulldogs 35-34 heading into the 4^th quarter. The Bears' Jaron Dougherty chipped in four of their 13 points during the period.
• The pace of play picked up in the final period, with Mercer taking the 37-35 lead with 9:38 to go off Neal-Tysor's 3-pointer.
• Back-to-back-to-back buckets by Natalie Armstrong, Raven Omar and Sarah Myers put Samford back up 41-37 with 6:32 remaining in the game.
• Paige Serup's 3-pointer, her third of the game, with 3:45 on the clock put Samford up eight, 47-39, on the Bears.
• Dougherty cut it to four for Mercer, 49-45, with back-to-back jumpers with 1:44 to play in the game.
• A pair of free throws from Myers and Serup's fourth 3-pointer of the game extended Samford's lead back to nine, 54-45, with 1:02 remaining.
• Samford iced away the 60-54 victory from the free throw line in the waning moments of the contest.
• Mercer's Shannon Titus hit an uncontested lay-up at the buzzer to make the final margin six points.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play at ETSU on Thursday, Feb. 20. The game is set for a 6 PM (CT) start from Johnson City, Tenn.