Bulldogs Take Home Opener Over Montevallo, 75-50

Sunday, November 14

Birmingham

2 PM

Samford University

1-1,0-0SoCon

Montevallo

3-1,0-0Gulf South

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Montevallo	21	9	11	9	50
Samford	15	19	22	19	75

Bulldogs Take Home Opener Over Montevallo, 75-50

11.14.21 | Women's Basketball

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team had three players score in double figures on its way to a 75-50 win over Montevallo Sunday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Samford (1-1) 75 | Montevallo (3-1) 50
Venue | Time: Pete Hanna Center | Birmingham, Ala. | 2 p.m.
Series: Samford leads, 3-0
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

Montevallo jumped out to a 12-4 lead following a layup by Savannah Lee with 5:51 to go in the first quarter.
Samford answered with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 12-11 on a jumper by Andrea Cournoyer at the 4:28 mark on the first period.
With Montevallo leading, 17-15, the Falcons scored the final four points of the first quarter to take a 21-15 advantage at the end of the period.
In the second quarter, Montevallo built its lead to eight points at 25-17 with 6:11 to go in the period after a layup by Jordan Jones.
Samford used a 6-0 run to close to within two points at 25-23 with 2:55 left in the second quarter following a layup by Shauntai Battle.
The Bulldogs took a 30-28 lead on a fast-break layup by Cournoyer with 53 seconds left in the second quarter.
With the game tied at 30-30, a four-point play by Cournoyer gave Samford a 34-30 lead at halftime.
After Montevallo tied the score at 34-34, Samford used a 15-3 run to take a 49-37 lead with 3:40 left in the third quarter after a layup by Battle.
Samford stretched its lead to 15 points at 56-41 on a basket by Sussy Ngulefac at the end of the third period.
In the fourth quarter, Samford pushed its lead to as many as 25 points, and the Bulldogs finished with a 75-50 victory.

STATS OF THE GAME:

Cournoyer led Samford with 21 points and six rebounds in the win.
Battle scored 14 points, while Annie Ramil added 10.
Freshman Sanaa Redmond dished out a game-high nine assists for the Bulldogs.
Montevallo was led by Lee with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

The win was the first of the season for Samford.
Dating back to last season, Samford has now won 10-straight home contests. The last loss at home came in the team's home opener last season to UT Martin, 75-67.

UP NEXT:

The Bulldogs remain at home when they play host to Jacksonville State Wednesday evening in the Pete Hanna Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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