Bulldogs Drop Road Contest at Indiana - Samford University Athletics

Friday, November 13

Bloomington, Ind.

6 PM

Samford University

2-2,0-0SoCon

Indiana

4-0,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Samford	10	13	11	10	44
Indiana	28	13	21	18	80

11.13.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Samford women's basketball team fell to Indiana 80-44 inside of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday evening.

Kayte-Madison Bjornstad led the way for the Bulldogs with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Avary Brewer scored ten points and Natalie Barnes added nine points.

Indiana opened the game with the first six points, before Bjornstad connected on back-to-back lay-ins. Bjornstad added another basket, but the Hoosiers outscored the Bulldogs 10-2 to pull ahead 16-6 at the 5:05 mark. A Carla Baguda free throw and a Bjornstad triple were the only Samford points in the latter half of the opening period, as Indiana outscored Samford 12-3 to take a 28-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Bjornstad opened the second quarter with a lay-in and Kaylee Yarbrough cashed in on a pair of jumpers through the first few minutes of the second quarter, as Indiana led 37-16 at the 5:20 mark. Samford closed the latter half of the second quarter strong, outscoring Indiana 7-4 to cut the deficit to 41-23 at the break.

After an Indiana lay-in opened the second half, Yarbrough responded with a jumper and Bjornstad added a free throw, as the Hoosiers led 43-26 at the 7:11 mark. After a Hoosier lay-in, Avary Brewer hit a three-pointer to cut the deficit to 16 points, 45-29, with 5:24 left in the third quarter. Indiana dominated the remainder of the quarter, outscoring Samford 17-5 to take a 62-34 advantage into the final quarter.

The Hoosiers used an 18-10 edge in the fourth quarter to seal the 80-44 win.

Samford returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 15, as the Bulldogs face Purdue. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. (CT) in West Lafayette, Ind.

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