Women’s Basketball Falls To Ole Miss In WNIT

Friday, March 19

Memphis, Tenn.

5 PM (CT)

Samford University

14-10,11-2SoCon

Ole Miss (First Round)

12-11,4-10SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	9	8	10	18	45
Ole Miss	16	22	13	13	64

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Andrea Cournoyer led Samford with 17 points Friday night vs. Ole Miss.

Photo by: Oscar Jauregui

3.19.21 | Women's Basketball

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BOX SCORE (PDF)

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Samford women's basketball team dropped a 64-45 decision to the Ole Miss Rebels in the first round of the WNIT Friday evening at My Town Movers Fieldhouse.

With the loss, Samford falls to 14-10. The Bulldogs move into the consolation bracket of the WNIT. Ole Miss improves to 12-11, and the Rebels advance to the second round of the tournament.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Andrea Cournoyer led Samford with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Natalie Armstrong had eight points for the Bulldogs.
Shakira Austin led Ole Miss with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With the game tied at 7-7, Ole Miss went on a 9-0 run to take a 16-7 lead with 2:32 left in the first quarter after a layup by Caitlin McGee.
A late jumper by Annie Ramil cut the Rebels' lead to 16-9 at the end of the first quarter.
Samford cut the Ole Miss lead to five at 16-11 on a layup by Armstrong with 9:43 to go in the second quarter.
Ole Miss, however, answered with a 6-0 run to push its lead to 22-11 with 7:23 left in the period after a pair of free throws by Donnetta Johnson.
The Rebels led by as many as 21 points in the second quarter and they took a 38-17 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Ole Miss pushed its lead to 25 points at 44-19 with 7:01 to go in the third quarter following a layup by Mimi Reid.
Ole Miss held a 51-27 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Samford could get no closer than 19 points in the fourth quarter, and Ole Miss came away with the 64-45 win.

UP NEXT

Samford will play the loser of the Tulane-Illinois State game in the consolation bracket Saturday at 2 p.m.

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For the latest news and information on Samford women's basketball, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordWomen'sBasketball (Facebook), @SamfordWBB (Instagram) and @SamfordWBB (Twitter).

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