Women's Basketball Takes on Samford Monday
1/13/2013 5:41:32 PM | Women's Basketball
Georgia Southern (2-13, 1-5) vs. Samford (7-7, 4-1)
Date: Jan. 14, 2013 - 8 p.m. (Eastern)
Site: Pete Hanna Center (5,000 capacity) - Birmingham, Ala.
Audio: No GSU Broadcast (Samford Broadcast)
Video: Live on SamfordTV
Web sites: GSEagles.com, SamfordSports.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (2-13, 1st season), Mike Morris (189-125, 11th season)
Full game notes (PDF) // Live stats
Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern takes on two-time defending SoCon champion Samford Monday in the Pete Hanna Center.
¦ It's the Eagles' seventh SoCon game and fifth on the road.
¦ It's the final game in a stretch where the Eagles play five games in 10 days.
¦ Following the contest against the Bulldogs, eight of the remaining 13 contests on the Eagles' slate will be in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ Georgia Southern is coming off a 75-43 loss at Chattanooga Saturday.
¦ Three of GSU's last six games have been decided by a basket or less.
¦ Georgia Southern is searching for its first true road win of the season (0-9).
¦ MiMi DuBose is leading the team in scoring at 14.7 points a game. The junior ranks ninth on school career list in 3-pointers (115) and posted career highs of 27 points and eight rebounds at CofC (1/5).
¦ DuBose has led the Eagles in scoring in 12 contests this season and passed the 500-point mark for her career with 21 in a win over Kent State Nov. 24.
¦ Meredyth Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two seasons. The senior is 130 points away from the 1,000 mark for her career.
¦ Frye had season highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds at College of Charleston (1/5). She posted a season-high five assists against Western Carolina (1/7).
¦ The Bulldogs have won their last two and are coming off a 56-47 home win over College of Charleston Saturday.
¦ Samford is 5-1 at home and 3-0 in home league games.
¦ The game against the Cougars was Samford's first at home since Dec. 3. The Bulldogs were coming off a grueling six-game road trip, which included consecutive contests at Oregon, Clemson and Auburn.
¦ Jazmine Martin and Shelby Campell lead Samford in scoring at 9.3 points per game.
¦ Six Bulldogs average more than six points a game, and seven average more than three rebounds a contest.
¦ Samford makes 7.1 3-pointers a game as a team and shoots 34 percent from long distance.
¦ The Eagles were picked ninth in the Southern Conference Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. Samford was picked fourth in both polls.
Series History
¦ Samford leads the all-time series, which began in the 2008-09 season when the Bulldogs joined the Southern Conference, 7-1.
¦ The Bulldogs have won the last three, and their lone setback was a 67-66 decision Dec. 10, 2010.
¦ The Eagles have never defeated the Bulldogs in the Pete Hanna Center.
¦ Samford delivered Georgia Southern its worst loss in the series in the last meeting, a 67-41 Bulldog victory in the Pete Hanna Center.
¦ The Bulldogs held the Eagles to 26 percent shooting from the field. Samantha Williams led the Eagles with nine points.
¦ Shelby Campbell scored 15 points to lead Samford, while Hannah Dawson and Taylor Reece each scored 10.
¦ The Bulldogs led 31-11 at halftime.
Quick Hitters
¦ Four Eagles who have started multiple games this season have missed at least one game because of an injury. Three of those players saw games played streaks of 40 or more come to an end (Danielle Spencer, Meredyth Frye, Anna Claire Knight).
¦ The Eagles are 43-25 in Hanner Fieldhouse in their last six seasons.
¦ The Eagles' six-game road trip this season is their longest since a seven-game stretch in the 2010-11 campaign.
¦ GSU played 10 of its first 12 games on the road. The Eagles played five of their first seven SoCon games on the road.
¦ The Eagles have tallied double-digit steals in four games.
¦ GSU has held five opponents under 35 percent field goal shooting.
¦ MiMi DuBose (115) ranks ninth in all-time 3-pointers at Georgia Southern.
¦ DuBose has scored 20 or more points in five games this season.
¦ Meredyth Frye played in her 100th career game vs. Western Carolina Jan. 7.
¦ With 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5, Frye surpassed 400 caroms for her career.
¦ Frye has led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding in each of the last two campaigns, becoming the first Eagle since Tiffany Brown to lead the team in scoring in back-to-back seasons (2006-08).
¦ Frye posted her third career double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds at College of Charleston Jan. 5.
¦ DuBose played all 40 minutes at George Mason (12/29) to become the first Eagle to play 40-plus minutes since Jamie Navarro played 41 against Chattanooga Dec. 18, 2010.
¦ The Eagles opened SoCon play at Davidson Dec. 1. It's the fourth straight season GSU has opened league play on the road. The Eagles' first three league games were on the road.
¦ The Eagles' 13 steals at Georgia State were the most since posting 17 against Wofford Jan. 24, 2011.
¦ GSU's 71 points against Kent State were the most the Eagles have scored against a Division I opponent since a 72-49 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 26, 2011.
¦ The Eagles' 24-point margin of victory over the Golden Flashes was their most over a Division I opponent since topping Mercer 76-45 Dec. 11, 2009.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 11 losses by five points or less. The Eagles have suffered three losses by four points or less this season.
¦ GSU finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 1-8 record in non-conference games. Four of those opponents (James Madison, Stetson, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State) have winning records, and those squads have combined for a 34-22 mark.
