Thursday's Women's Basketball Roundup
Samford's Emily Bowman breaks two single game program records
Samford junior center Emily Bowman set school records for rebounds and blocked shots in the Bulldog women's basketball team's 67-61 overtime win at North Alabama Thursday evening at Flowers Hall. With the win, Samford improved its record to 3-8. North Alabama fell to 4-4 with the loss.
Bowman nearly had a triple double, scoring 15 points, grabbing a school-record 21 rebounds and blocking a school-record eight shots. The rebounds broke the old record of 19, set by Bowman last season, while the blocks broke the old record of seven, held by Bowman and two other players.Visiting Charlotte scored 17 points off of 19 Mercer turnovers, including Keanna Rembert's go-ahead layup with 36 seconds left, to lead the 49ers past the home-standing Bears, 43-42, on Thursday afternoon in Hawkins Arena. The setback snapped a two-game string of home wins for the Bears (4-6) who fell to 3-2 this season in Hawkins Arena with the loss. The triumph put an end to a two-game skid for the 49ers (4-5) who have now taken two-straight meetings in the series with the Orange & Black.
Bowman nearly had a triple double, scoring 15 points, grabbing a school-record 21 rebounds and blocking a school-record eight shots. The rebounds broke the old record of 19, set by Bowman last season, while the blocks broke the old record of seven, held by Bowman and two other players.Visiting Charlotte scored 17 points off of 19 Mercer turnovers, including Keanna Rembert's go-ahead layup with 36 seconds left, to lead the 49ers past the home-standing Bears, 43-42, on Thursday afternoon in Hawkins Arena. The setback snapped a two-game string of home wins for the Bears (4-6) who fell to 3-2 this season in Hawkins Arena with the loss. The triumph put an end to a two-game skid for the 49ers (4-5) who have now taken two-straight meetings in the series with the Orange & Black.