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Paige Serup vs Furman 2020 SoCon Tournament
Paige Serup tied a career high with 19 points in Friday's 75-45 win over Furman.
45
Furman Furman 19-12,8-6 SoCon
75
Winner Samford SU 17-14,10-4 SoCon
Furman Furman
19-12,8-6 SoCon
45
Final
75
Samford SU
17-14,10-4 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Furman Furman 9 13 12 11 45
Samford SU 17 16 19 23 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Advances To SoCon Finals With 75-45 Win Over Furman

BOX SCORE (PDF)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Samford senior guard Paige Serup tied a career high with 19 points to lead the top-seeded Samford women's basketball team to a 75-45 win over fourth-seeded Furman in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament Friday morning at the Harrah's Cherokee Center.
 
With the win, Samford improves to 17-14. Furman falls to 19-12 with the loss. Samford will take on the Mercer-UNCG winner in Sunday's championship game, with the winner earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
The 30-point win for Samford was the program's second-largest SoCon Tournament win ever, behind a 67-36 win over Elon in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Tournament.


 
FROM THE BOX SCORE
  • Serup made 8-of-11 shot from the floor, including 3-of-6 from three-point range on the way to her game-high 19 points.
  • Charity Brown scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists.
  • Sarah Myers scored 11 points for the Bulldogs, while Natalie Armstrong added 10.
  • Raven Omar added eight points and a game-high six assists.
  • For Furman, Tierra Hodges scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
  • After Samford fell behind early, 5-2, the Bulldogs answered with an 8-0 run to take a 10-5 lead with 5:52 left in the first quarter following a jumper by Olivia Crozier.
  • Samford held a 17-9 lead at the end of the first period.
  • Samford built its lead to 13 points at 24-11 with 8:18 to go in the second quarter after a layup by Christen Carter.
  • Furman fought back to cut the lead to six at 26-20 with 2:34 left in the second quarter.
  • Samford closed the quarter with a 7-2 run to take a 33-22 lead into the locker room at halftime.
  • In the third quarter, Samford built its lead to 15 points at 45-30 with 2:41 left in the period following a three-pointer by Omar.
  • Samford scored seven of the last 11 points of the third quarter to take a 52-34 advantage into the final quarter.
  • The Bulldogs extended their lead to 20 points at 61-41 with 5:00 to go in the game after a three-pointer by Myers.
  • After Furman cut the lead to 18 at 61-43, Samford went on a 14-0 run to take a 32-point lead at 75-43 with 32 seconds left after a three-pointer by Ta'Naisha Hill.
  • Furman added a late basket to make the final score 75-45.
 
UP NEXT
  • Samford will take on the Mercer-UNCG winner in the tournament championship game Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT).
 
 
 
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