BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Samford Women's basketball team defeated the Montevallo Eagles on their Education Day, 75-53. This game was also the Bulldogs home opener for the 25-26 season. 

Head coach Matt Wise starts his first season at Samford as head coach with a win. 

"We had a collective effort as the coaching cliché goes, ten different people scored for us, I thought we really hung our hats on the defensive end." said Wise after the game.

In the middle of the first quarter Bulldogs went on a 9-point scoring run which was started by Sophomore guard Briana Rivera with a three pointer. This is Rivera's first game as a Samford Bulldog and would go on to lead Bulldogs in scoring with 18 points, 15 of those points coming from behind the arc. 

"I am very excited to be a Bulldog…Blessed to be under this staff, my teammates are amazing people, I wouldn't be able to go out there and do what I do without them." said Rivera.

A total of ten bulldogs scored in today's game, with Aubrey Blankenship following behind Rivera with 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Freshmen Avary Brewer, Francis Morris, Carla Baguda and Kaylee Yarbrough tallied their first points as Bulldogs in the game as well.

The Bulldogs biggest lead of the game was 24 point which came around the 4th quarter with 2:34 seconds left.

The game also featured a record breaking 1,715 for attendance at a women's basketball game in the new Pete Hanna Center. 

Bulldogs will head on the road to take on Nebraska this Saturday, Nov. 8th. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 PM and it will be streamed on the Big 10+. 

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