Bulldogs Shatter Records in Season Opening 102-42 Rout of Montevallo

Monday, November 2

BIrmingham, Ala.

4 PM

Samford University

1-0,0-0SoCon

102

Montevallo

0-0,0-0Gulf South

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Montevallo	10	8	8	16	42
Samford	23	31	29	19	102

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11.2.26 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's basketball team opened the 2026-27 season with a dominant 102-42 win over Montevallo inside of the Pete Hanna Center on Monday evening.

The Bulldogs made history, setting new single game records for three-pointers made (19) and assists (30).

Natalie Barnes and Kaylee Yarbrough led the way for the Bulldogs sharing a team leading 18 points. Kayte-Madison Bjornstad (15), Briana Rivera (15), and Bailey Hape (11) also reached double figures. Carla Baguda grabbed a team leading ten boards, while Francie Morris dished out seven assists and Bjornstad recorded three blocks.

Kayte-Madison Bjornstad got the Bulldogs on the board, scoring her first collegiate bucket in the opening minute. Kaylee Yarbrough began to heat up, scoring seven points in the next three minutes, as Samford led, 12-4, at the 5:55 mark. Bailey Hape scored her first collegiate bucket at 4:24 and freshman Natalie Barnes added seven points in the last two minutes of the opening quarter to extend the Samford lead to 23-10 at the end of the opening frame.

The Bulldogs opened the second quarter with back-to-back buckets from Bjornstad and Avary Brewer. Bjornstad added a lay-in at 7:47 to put Samford ahead 30-12. After a Montevallo triple, three-pointers by Yarbrough and Briana Rivera highlighted a 10-0 run, extending the Samford advantage to 40-15 at the 4:42 mark.

Hape knocked down a pair of baskets in the next few minutes, as Samford closed the half with a 14-3 run to take a 50-18 lead into the break.

The Bulldogs continued to fire in the third quarter as Rivera knocked down three triples, while Yarbrough, Barnes, and Makayla Roberson went a combined 7-for-7 from the floor for 18 points. The Bulldogs outscored the Falcons 29-8 to take a commanding 83-26 lead into the final quarter.

Sydney Martin got in on the scoring in the fourth quarter, meaning all ten Bulldogs scored in the season opener. Samford went on to secure the dominant 102-42 victory over Montevallo.

The Bulldogs are back in action on Thursday, Nov. 5, for the first road game of the season at Georgia Tech. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CST in Atlanta, Ga.

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