BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – The Wofford women's basketball team used a big third quarter to earn a 24-point win, 80-56, at Samford on Thursday evening. The Terriers led 36-33 at the half but outscored Samford 44-23 in the second half.

Wofford improves to 10-9 with a 4-1 mark in conference play. The Terriers have won five of their last six, including four in a row during Southern Conference action. Head coach Jimmy Garrity earned his 150th career win at Wofford with the victory. 
 
"We were able to settle down in the second half," said head coach Jimmy Garrity. "I liked our team's identity in the second half. I thought we rebounded the ball really well and we took care of the ball. We want to take care of the ball, defend, and rebound. I thought we won the battle of those three things tonight."
 
Queen Ikhiuwu notched her third straight double-double, posting 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. The 16 boards are the fourth-most in program history for a single game and the most since Rachael Rose had 16 in 2024. Ikhiuwu added a career-high six assists.
 
Wofford finished the night shooting 32-of-73 (43.8%) from the field and knocked down eight three-pointers on 50 percent shooting. The Terriers held Samford to 23-of-57 (40.4%) shooting from the field. The Bulldogs made six triples on 24 attempts. Wofford outrebounded Samford 54-27, including 20 offensive rebounds and 20 second chance points. The Terriers only turned it over seven times and had 14 assists.
 
Queen Ikhiuwu led the team with 20 points and 16 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year. Gabby Mundy followed behind with 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Molly Masingale added 12 points, making four of her seven attempts from deep. Maddie Heiss rounded out the four double-digit scorers, scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds. Elli Porter totaled eight points off the bench and Courtney Swider pulled down eight boards.  
 
Gabby Mundy got the scoring started for Wofford, as the freshman guard scored seven of the first nine points for the Terriers. After five-straight from Mundy, Maddie Heiss nailed a pull-up jumper to give the team a 7-2 lead early on. Gabby Mundy put Wofford up 9-2 with her seventh point of the quarter. A 12-0 run from Samford put the Bulldogs back on top, with Wofford trailing 14-9 late in the stanza. Four-straight points from Elli Porter, along with back-to-back buckets from Queen Ikhiuwu led to eight unanswered points for the Terriers. Wofford would take an 18-14 lead into the second quarter.
 
A three-pointer from Samford served as the first points of the second frame, but Sara Deidda responded with a pair of free throws on the other end. Samford rolled off seven consecutive points to regain a 24-20 advantage. The two teams traded baskets over the next few minutes, until Wofford knocked in back-to-back triples in the final minute of the half. Molly Masingale and Courtney Swider provided the lift, giving Wofford a 36-33 lead at the break.
 
The Terriers held a 29-15 rebounding advantage over Samford during the first half, including 12 offensive rebounds and nine second chance points. Queen Ikhiuwu tallied a career-high five assists in the first 20 minutes of action.
 
Samford got the first bucket of the second half, but it was Gabby Mundy scoring seven-straight points to give Wofford a 43-35 lead. Despite the Bulldogs cutting it to three points, Wofford used another 7-0 run to gain its largest lead of the game, 50-40. The seven points were the start of a larger 13-2 run. Molly Masingale found the bottom of the net on two more three-pointers in the quarter, and Gabby Mundy hit a buzzer-beating floater to give Wofford a 61-46 lead at the close of the third quarter.
 
Mundy grabbed the first points of the fourth frame, as Wofford extended its lead to 17 points, 63-46. The teams swapped scores over the next few possessions until Queen Ikhiuwu tallied back-to-back baskets, giving Wofford an 18-point advantage with under five minutes left in the contest. Those points were the start of 12 unanswered markers, with Maddie Heiss, Elli Porter, Sophia Rueppell, and Mia Flor contributing to the Samford skid. The Terriers kept Samford scoreless for over four minutes of game time, earning an 80-56 win.
 
The Terriers will close out their road trip with a trip to Macon, Georgia, to take on the Mercer Bears. The game is set for Saturday, January 24, with an 11:00 a.m. tip-off.