BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After a week off, the Samford Women's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Sunday for an all-Alabama contest as they face Auburn to close out a three-game road swing.
   
 The Bulldogs and Tigers are scheduled for a 12 p.m. CT tipoff and the game can be viewed on the SEC Network. Sam Gore and Steffi Sorensen will be on the call. Samford's game notes can be found here. 
   
 Samford enters the contest with a 4-8 record after stumbling at Nebraska during the second leg of the three-game road trip. 
 
Samford and Auburn have met four times with the Tigers holding a 4-0 advantage in the series. The Bulldogs have not beaten an SEC opponent since downing the Georgia Bulldogs, 65-59 on December 22, 2017. 
  
  In the first 12 games of the season, Samford coach Carley Kuhns has started the lineup of Andrea Cournoyer, Sussy Ngulefac, Kathleen Wheeler, Alyssa Tarpley and Sanaa Redmond.
   
 Entering the Auburn game, Cournoyer is averaging 18.5 points per game, which is good enough to rank 40th nationally and first in the SoCon. The senior guard ranks first in the SoCon and ninth in the country with 222 total points. 
 
Despite falling at Alabama State and Nebraska, Ngulefac was named SoCon Player of the Week after averaging 17.5 points, five rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game against the Hornets and Huskers. Ngulefac also tied her career-high in points with 21 against ASU.
 
Following the Auburn game, Samford returns to the friendly confines of the Pete Hanna Center for the Bulldogs' longest homestand of the season. The festivities get under on Dec. 21 as Samford plays host to Northern Colorado on Christmas Sweater Night. Tickets can be found here. 
  
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