Davidson Drops First of Last Two-Game Road Trip, 73-57

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Playing its second-to-last road game of the season, the Davidson women's basketball team could not overcome a strong second half start by Samford as the Wildcats dropped a 73-57 road decision at the Pete Hanna Center on Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action.

The Bulldogs turned a six-point halftime lead into a 14-point advantage by outscoring the Wildcats 21-11 through the first eight minutes of second period to grab a 51-37 lead. Samford hit five of its first seven shots from behind the three-line, getting three of them from Monica Maxwell during the scoring spurt.

Maxwell hit five treys in the half, and six of them for the game, on her way to a game-high 22 points to pace three Bulldogs in double figures. Samford as a team drained 11-of-22 shots from downtown and finished shooting 52.3 percent overall for the contest, including 60 percent (12-20) in the second half.

Kristen Johnsen (Wayne, Pa.) recorded her second career double-double with a personal-best 14 rebounds to go along with 12 points for Davidson, but no other 'Cat reached double figures. The next closest were #Alex?Thompson# (Asheville, N.C.) and Ashley Lax (Little Rock, Ark.) with eight points apiece.

Johnsen led Davidson to a 39-27 advantage on the boards and the 'Cats hit a season-best on offensive rebounds with 19, seven of them from the junior. Of those 19 offensive boards, the Wildcats were able to get 18 second-chance points.

After a quick 30-second timeout by the 'Cats at the 11:35 mark, senior Julia Paquette (Stockbridge, Ga.) hit a layup to cut the deficit to 12?(51-39), but Samford eventually pushed the lead out 19 with 5:40 remaining.

Davidson was able to bring it back down to 13 points, 63-50, on a driving layup by Barbara Sitton (Richmond, Va.), but Maxwell's final trey of the game started a 10-3 run and the 'Cats got no closer than the final score of 73-57.

After falling behind by eight in the early going, Davidson shook off its slow start and used a 14-5 run to take a 16-15 lead on a pair of Sarah Davis (St. Clair, Mich.) free throws at the 8:13 mark.

Samford came right back though, getting a quick five points from Maxwell, followed by a driving layup from Paige Anderson and recaptured the lead at 25-18 with 5:32 left on the clock.

Thompson's baseline jumper cut the deficit down to three, 25-22, but Samford hit its fifth three-ball of the half and would go into halftime up 30-24. Samford nailed five of its 12 first-half shots from behind the arc.

Davidson finishes its last road game of the season with a trip up to Chattanooga on Monday for a 7 p.m. contest.

Game Notes: Davidson is in the midst of playing eight of its nine games from Jan. 16-Feb. 15 on the road ... The 'Cats used their 11th different starting lineup on the season ... Thompson's eight points moved her 13 away from becoming the 13th Wildcat to eclipse 1,000 career points ... the senior netted her 200th and 201st career free throws ... Davidson and Samford split its season series this year ... the Wildcats saw their two-game road swing come to an end ... Davidson had its second game in a row with 30 points in the paint, getting 30 of its 57 total points down low on the blocks.

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