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Sussy_ASU
61
Samford SU 4-7,0-0 SoCon
66
Winner Alabama St. ALST 1-6,0-0 SWAC
Samford SU
4-7,0-0 SoCon
61
Final
66
Alabama St. ALST
1-6,0-0 SWAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Samford SU 20 11 21 9 61
Alabama St. ALST 20 11 16 19 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Samford Women’s Basketball Drops Midweek Contest At Alabama State

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team fell 66-61 to the Lady Hornets of Alabama State. 
  
 The Bulldogs drop to 4-7 on the season and will head to Nebraska on Dec. 10 for the middle leg of the three-game road trip. Alabama State moves to 1-6 on the season. 
 
Sussy Ngulefac tied her career-high and paced the Bulldog offense with 21 points on the night. Ngulefac and Alyssa Tarpley each pulled down a team-best six rebounds to lead the Bulldogs on the Boards.
 
Joining Ngulefac in double-figures, Andrea Cournoyer had 15 points in 30 minutes while Sanaa Redmond scored eight points of her own. 
 
Carly Heidger led the Bulldog bench with seven points and a trio of rebounds. 
 
In the opening frame, Alabama State jumped out to a 12-5 advantage before Cournoyer scored 11 of her 15 on the night to tie the game at 20-20 after the opening ten minutes of play. 
 
The back-and-forth game continued in the second quarter as the in-state foes battled to a 31-all tie at halftime. Ngulefac started to make per presence known with a quarter high five points. 
 
The Samford offense exploded for 21 points in the third period behind Ngulefac's eight points and a Tarpley three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Bulldogs a 52-47 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
 
Samford led by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter before Alabama State ended the game on a 17-4 run to claim the 66-61 win.
 
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