BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a battle of top teams in the Southern Conference, the Samford women's basketball team fell, 69-63, to Wofford Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 11-13 overall and 6-3 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs are now in a three-way tie for first place in the league standings with Wofford and UNCG. Wofford is now 13-11 overall and 6-3 in SoCon contests.  


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Sarah Myers led Samford with 18 points and seven rebounds.
• Charity Brown had 14 points and eight assists.
• Shauntai Battle tallied 12 points and six rebounds.
• Wofford was led by Chloe Wanink with 19 points.

 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Wofford scored the first five points of the game to take the early lead.
• Samford fought back to cut the lead to one on several occasions in the first quarter, but Wofford held a 19-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The Terriers built their lead to as many as eight points in the second quarter at 23-15 and 26-18.
• Samford, however, came back to cut the lead to one at 29-28 with 2:57 left in the period after a three-pointer by Myers.
• Wofford took a 35-31 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• The Terriers extended their lead to nine points at 42-33 with 6:06 to go in the third quarter after a layup by Lilly Hatton.
• Samford answered with a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 44-42 with 4:34 left in the quarter after a three-pointer by Myers.
• With Wofford leading, 50-46, Samford scored the final six points of the third quarter to take a 52-50 lead into the fourth quarter.
• With Samford leading 55-50, Wofford went on a 13-3 run to take a 63-58 lead with 2:33 left after a three-pointer by Hatton.
• Samford fought back to cut the lead to two at 65-63 with 26 seconds left after three free throws by Brown.
• Wofford, however, made several key free throws down the stretch to pull out the 69-63 win.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play at Mercer Saturday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. (CT) in Macon, Ga.