GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT FURMAN (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team will go back on the road to play at Furman Thursday night at 6 p.m. (CT) at Timmons Arena.
 
The Bulldogs and Paladins have met 34 previous times, with Samford holding a 19-15 series lead. Last season, the teams split the two meetings, with each team winning at home. Samford earned an 81-62 win in Birmingham, and Furman took a 62-45 win in Greenville.
 
The Bulldogs come into this game with a record of 10-9 overall and 2-2 in SoCon play. The team earned a 62-53 win over UNC Greensboro Saturday.
 
 So far this season, sophomore Carly Heidger leads the team in scoring, averaging 10.5 points per game. Sophomore Masyn Marchbanks averages 9.4 points per game. Graduate transfer Sadie Stetson is averaging 8.5 points per game. She also leads the squad in steals, claiming 34 so far this season. Emily Bowman averages 7.4 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game. She leads the SoCon and ranks 11th in the nation in blocked shots per game, averaging 2.58 per contest. Graduate transfer Lexie Pritchard averages 7.1 points per game. She also leads the team in assists, dishing out 3.4 per game.
 
Entering this game, Samford ranks second in the Southern Conference in blocked shots, averaging 4.05 per game. Individually, in addition to leading the lead in blocks, Bowman ranks third in the SoCon in rebounding (8.2). Pritchard ranks second in the league in assist-turnover ratio (1.4) and ranks fourth in assists per game (3.4), while Stetson ranks third in steals per game (1.8 pg.).
 
Furman comes into Thursday night's game with a record of 11-8 overall and 1-2 in Southern Conference play. The Paladins most recently played at Wofford on Saturday, falling to the Terriers, 69-51.
 
Furman has been led so far this season by Jada Session, averaging 12.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Kate Johnson is averaging 11.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Paladins. Sydney Ryan scored 11.5 points per game, while Niveya Henley averages 11.0 points per game and Tate Walters averages 10.1 points per game.
 
The game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click here: WBB SCHEDULE.
 
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