GAME NOTES--SAMFORD VS. UNCG (PDF)
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford women's basketball team (10-13, 5-4 SoCon) will play host to the UNCG Spartans (6-15, 2-6 SoCon) Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center. Admission to the game is free. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ with Blake Gardner (PBP), Emily London Swaim (Color) and Haley Sue Harbison (Sideline) calling the action.
- Samford and UNCG are meeting for the 30th time, with Samford holding a 22-7 series lead. The teams met earlier this season, with Samford picking up a 62-57 win in Greensboro, N.C.
- UNCG is coming off a 64-52 loss at Furman Monday evening. Pernilla Sorensen led the Spartans with 13 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Releford tallied 12 points for UNCG. Aja Boyd grabbed eight rebounds for the Spartans.
- UNCG is averaging 55.1 points per game entering Thursday evening's contest, while giving up 55.7 points per game.
- UNCG is led by Isys Grady, averaging 10.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
- Samford's Andrea Cournoyer comes into Thursday evening's game leading the SoCon in scoring at 17.9 points per game while also leading in both steals (2.7) per game and in free throw percentage (.873).
- Samford has a record of 6-4 so far this season in home games. The Bulldogs have earned home wins against Montevallo, Murray State, Talladega, UAB, Furman an ETSU. The Bulldogs have fallen at home to Jacksonville State, Alabama A&M, Chattanooga and Wofford.
- The Bulldogs are 7-0 when scoring 75 or more points in a game so far this season. The 90 points scored against Furman are the most Samford has ever scored in a SoCon game.
- Samford is averaging 65.3 points per game to rank second in the SoCon. The Bulldogs are giving up an average of 69.5 points per game so far this season.
- Since joining the Southern Conference in 2008, Samford has posted a record of 136-88 in league games. Against the current members of the SoCon, Samford has an all-time record of 120-86. Samford's all-time record against each current SoCon school is: Chattanooga (10-27), ETSU (10-8), Furman (18-13), Mercer (9-20), UNCG (22-7), Western Carolina (26-4) and Wofford (25-7).
- Sanaa Redmond enters the week ranking third in the SoCon in assists at 2.9 per game. The freshman from Philadelphia, Pa., had a career-high nine assists in the Bulldogs' win over Montevallo.
- The Bulldogs are shooting 41.9 percent from the floor to rank first in the SoCon. Samford has made 557-of-1328 attempts so far this season. Sussy Ngulefac leads the way shooting 62.2 percent.
- Shauntai Battle is averaging 7.9 points per game to rank 26th in the SoCon. She is also tied for seventh in 3-point FG made per game (1.6) as well.
- Preseason All-SoCon selection and junior forward Annie Ramil has been a force on the boards, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game, ranking fifth in the league. She grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in Samford's win over ETSU.
- Mallory Hampton is off to a good start this season, ranking 12th in the SoCon in assists per game (2.3).
- As a team, Samford has done a good job of defending the three-point shot so far this season. The Bulldogs have limited their opponents to just 30.8 percent from beyond the arc, ranking third in the Southern Conference.
- In two-plus seasons under head coach Carley Kuhns, Samford is 26-10 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs won a share of the SoCon regular season title in her first season with a 10-4 mark in conference play. Last season, she led the Bulldogs to an 11-2 record in Southern Conference record, winning the program's first outright SoCon regular season championship. So far this season, Samford is 5-4 in league contests.
- Samford and UNCG last met on Jan. 15, with Samford earning a 62-57 win in Greensboro, N.C. Samford was led in the win by Andrea Cournoyer, posting her first career double-double with 27 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Cournoyer also dished out five assists in the win. Mallory Hampton scored nine points, while Natalie Armstrong added eight points.
UP NEXT
- Following Thursday evening's home game against UNCG, Samford will play host to Western Carolina Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Pete Hanna Center.
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