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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