SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford's women's basketball team used a 45 point second half to overcome a five point deficit at halftime and knock off the Samford Bulldogs by a 70-62 final. Offensive rebounds were a huge factor as the Terriers scored 25 second chance points, and also outscored the Samford bench 20-12.

After taking down the 1^st place team in the conference, the Terriers take their record to 11-6 (7-3 SoCon), while the Bulldogs settle to 11-8 (8-2 SoCon).

Jamari McDavid provided the opening points of the game, scoring a layup from Lilly Hatton. Jackie Carman added a 3-pointer a minute later with the assist coming from Alea Harris, but Samford held a 6-5 lead at the media timeout. Carman scored two more and Alexis Tomlin finished off a 3-point play after grabbing an offensive rebound and making the layup and following free-throw. Lawren Cook and Niyah Lutz added layups of their own, as Wofford ended the quarter on a 9-0 run to put them ahead 14-8.

Wofford began the scoring in the 2^nd quarter with Cook banking in a pullup jumper. McDavid knocked down a pair of free-throws and Lutz drove hard and laid one in to push the lead to 20-12. Lutz hit a triple minutes later as Helen Matthews snagged a rebound and pushed the floor for the open shot. However, Samford came back with a 15-1 run as they took a 31-25 advantage into the locker room.

The Terriers scored the opening points of the quarter just as they did in the first two, this time courtesy of Hatton who made a turnaround jumper. The Bulldogs tried stretching their lead, but the Terriers were able to keep it close with scores coming from McDavid and Hatton. Carman hit a trey and McDavid got to the rim to make it a one-possession game. Carman sank another triple just over halfway through the quarter, as Samford was holding on, 41-40. MaryMartha Turner swished a fade-away two, rattled in a three, and Tomlin capped off the 5-0 run to end the quarter with two free-throws, giving Wofford a 49-48 lead.

It was deja vu to start the 4^th as Matthews pulled up from beyond the arc and nailed an opening quarter three. Back-to-back layups from Lutz and Hatton pushed the lead to six, and Cook and Hatton rounded out the 10-0 run for a 60-50 lead. Lutz scored a running two as the last basket for Wofford as the rest of the game was down to the free-throw line. With ice in their veins, McDavid went 4-4, Hatton made 3-4, and Carman sealed the deal with the final point to give the Terriers the win.

Four Terriers found themselves in double figures, Jackie Carman (14), Lilly Hatton (13), Jamari McDavid (12), and Niyah Lutz (11). McDavid and Alexis Tomlin shared team-high honors with seven rebounds and Alea Harris had a team-high four assists. Wofford outrebounded Samford 41-33 with 17 of those coming on the offensive glass. The Terriers also shot 43% in the 4^th quarter and held the Bulldogs to 26%.

"They're [Samford] one heck of a team and to come out and play the way we did tonight shows a lot about our character. We knew we were going to have to score in the 70 range and we did just enough to get that", said head coach Jimmy Garrity. "It's tough to pick them apart, but we got open looks in the 2^nd half and made some big shots. We also held them at crucial times and didn't allow them to get going. It really came down to those late free-throws and we did what we had to do to get to the line and convert, and I'm super proud of our effort tonight."

The two teams will duke it out again for an afternoon showdown on Saturday at 2:00 pm.