BOX SCORE (PDF)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The top-seeded Samford women's basketball team was eliminated from the Southern Conference Tournament with a 68-61 loss to eighth-seeded ETSU in the quarterfinal round Thursday afternoon at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
 
Samford falls to 14-9 with the loss. ETSU improves to 4-15 and the Bucs advance to Friday's semifinal round.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Samford was led by Andrea Cournoyer with 31 points. Cournoyer's current 18.7 points-per-game average is the highest for a single-season in program history.
• Natalie Armstrong scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
• ETSU was led by Jakhiya Davis with 21 points and five rebounds.
• As a team, Samford committed 21 turnovers in the loss.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• ETSU jumped out to an early 9-6 lead with 6:01 left in the first quarter following a layup by Davis.
• The Bucs pushed their lead to 15-8 with 1:33 left in the first quarter after a pair of free throws by Kaia Upton.
• ETSU held a 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• With Samford trailing, 27-16, the Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 27-23 with 4:03 left in the second quarter after a pair of free throws by Cournoyer.
• ETSU held a 32-27 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.
• In the third quarter Samford cut the lead to three points at 36-33 with 5:31 to go in the period after a free throw by Makaila Woolard.
• ETSU pushed the lead back out to nine points at 49-40 with 1:15 to go in the third after a layup by E'lease Stafford.
• The Bucs led, 49-43 at the end of the third quarter.
• Early in the fourth quarter, Samford cut the lead to two points at 49-47 with 8:40 to go after a layup by Armstrong.
• ETSU answered with an 8-2 run to push its lead to eight points at 57-49 with 4:07 left following a layup by Davis.
• The Bucs pushed their lead to 11 points at 64-53 with 1:23 to go after a pair of free throws by Amaya Adams.
• Samford could get no closer than seven points the rest of the way as ETSU came away with the 68-61 win.