Georgia Southern (3-11, 1-2) vs. Samford (3-11, 1-2)
Date: Jan. 6, 2014 - 7 p.m. (Eastern)
Site: Pete Hanna Center (5,000 capacity) - Birmingham, Ala.
Audio: No GSU broadcast
Video: Live on SamfordSports TV at SamfordSports.com
Web sites: GSEagles.com, SamfordSports.com
Coaches: Chris Vozab (11-34, 2nd yr), Mike Morris (197-145, 12th yr)

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Layup Line
¦ Georgia Southern caps a two-game SoCon road swing by taking on Samford Monday at 7 p.m. (Eastern).
¦ Samford was picked second in the league's preseason coaches poll. It's the first of two meetings against the Bulldogs this season.
¦ Georgia Southern has lost its last four contests and is coming off a 69-60 setback at Chattanooga Saturday.
¦ The Eagles are 1-8 away from home and 0-1 in road league games.
¦ Junior Anna Claire Knight leads GSU in scoring at 14.8 points a game and has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 12 outings.
¦ MiMi DuBose, who is averaging 10.2 points a contest, enters the game third in all-time 3-pointers (158) at Georgia Southern, nine away from first, held by Svetlana Trjeskal (1995-99). The senior scored 16 points against the Lady Mocs Saturday to top the 1,000-point mark for her career. She is four games played away from 100 for her career.
¦ Senior Lacie Dowling averages 8.9 points a game, and sophomore Briana Jones is averaging 7.9 points and 8.7 rebounds.
¦ Samford has lost its last four games and is coming off an 83-68 home decision against Davidson Saturday.
¦ The Bulldogs are 0-4 at home this season and 0-1 in home SoCon contests.
¦ Shelby Campbell and Christy Robinson lead Samford in scoring at 8.5 points per game.
¦ The Bulldogs average 19 3-point attempts a contest.

Series History
¦ Samford leads the all-time series, which began in the 2008-09 season when the Bulldogs joined the Southern Conference, 8-2.
¦ The Bulldogs have won four of the last five in the series and are 5-0 against the Eagles in the Pete Hanna Center.
¦ Last meeting (2/16/13): Meredyth Frye hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and Hannah Dawson's long 3-point try as the buzzer sounded came up short as Georgia Southern defeated Samford 52-51 in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ Frye scored the last seven points of the game for the Eagles, who overcame a 42-35 deficit with 7:04 left in the game. With GSU trailing 47-45, Frye hit a triple from the top of the key and after Taylor Reece scored on a layup for Samford, Frye blew past two Bulldogs with a nifty shot fake and got to the hoop for a layup that gave the Eagles a 50-49 lead with 39.5 seconds left.
¦ Jazmine Martin drove baseline on Samford's trip down the floor, was fouled and made her free throws with 26.9 seconds left. After a Georgia Southern timeout with 11 seconds remaining, Frye got the ball at the top of the key, drove right, got fouled and had her runner kiss off the glass and roll off the front of the rim. The senior calmly knocked down two free throws for the 52-51 win.
¦ Frye finished with 17 points and three steals. Anna Claire Knight scored 10 and dished out a career-high seven assists, and MiMi DuBose netted nine points.
¦ Martin led Samford with a game-high 19 points, and Dawson scored 13.
¦ The Eagles forced 20 Samford turnovers and scored 23 points off the miscues while committing just 13. GSU shot 29 percent from the floor but canned 16-of-18 from the charity stripe.
¦ Last meeting in Hanna Center (1/15/13): Reece posted 20 points and three assists, and Samford held Georgia Southern to 25 percent shooting to earn a 56-41 victory.
¦ MiMi DuBose scored 16 points to lead the Eagles, and Frye netted 12. Aishya Wofford pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
¦ Reece was 9-of-17 from the floor and hit two triples for Samford, while Krista Strickland collected 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Christy Robinson scored 10, and Hannah Dawson finished with a game-high 13 boards.
¦ After the Eagles fought back from an early deficit and trailed 27-23 at halftime, Reece scored seven points in a 12-4 Bulldog run to open the second half and extend the lead to 12 points.
¦ Frye cut the margin to 10 points with a pair of free throws, but Robinson scored the first eight points in an 11-2 Samford run as the Bulldogs opened a 50-31 cushion to take control of the game.
¦ The Eagles fought back with DuBose scoring five points in an 8-2 run, capped by a Frye 3-pointer that made the score 52-39 with 3:01 remaining. Reece answered with a layup for the Bulldogs, and Samford was able to work the clock on their offensive possessions to seal the win.

Quick Hitters
¦ Danielle Spencer has two double-doubles this season. The senior had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Jacksonville State (11/16) and 12 points and 17 rebounds at Jacksonville (11/24).
¦ Spencer notched her 400th career rebound at Mercer (12/4) and played in her 100th career game at Chattanooga (1/4).
¦ Lacie Dowling tied the school record with eight 3-pointers against Detroit (11/30) and scored a career-high 26 points in the game. She shares the record with Allie Rousseau, who notched eight triples vs. Appalachian State Feb. 8, 2000. The performance helped Dowling earn all-tournament honors at the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament.
¦ Dowling has played in every game this season and started the last 12.
¦ Anna Claire Knight is 280 points away from 1,000 and 81 rebounds away from 400 for her career. The junior has two career double-doubles and has started the last 29 contests.
¦ Sophomore Briana Jones, who sat out last season after transferring from James Madison, has three double-doubles in her first campaign playing for the Eagles. She has started every game.
¦ Senior Jordi Cook is five games played away from 100 for her career. She was one of three Eagles to play in all 31 games in 2012-13.
¦ Sierra Kirkland scored a career high 11 points at Chattanooga (1/4). The sophomore has played in every game in her career.
¦ MiMi DuBose has played in 78 straight games and made 74 consecutive starts.
¦ The Eagles' 79 points against Detroit (11/30) are the most they have scored since posting 80 in an 87-80 home setback to Chattanooga Dec. 4, 2010. GSU's 11 triples in the contest are the most since hitting 11 against Davidson Jan. 8, 2010. The Eagles also scored 79 points against Wofford (12/16).
¦ The Eagles improved to 29-9 in home openers with their 63-50 win over Jacksonville State Nov. 16.
¦ The Eagles are 48-33 in Hanner Fieldhouse in the last seven seasons.
¦ For the first time in four seasons, Georgia Southern opened conference play at home.
¦ Since the 2010-11 season, Georgia Southern has five losses by one point and 14 losses by five points or less.
¦ Georgia Southern dropped to 23-18 in season openers after falling to Auburn 69-59 Nov. 9.
¦ With their loss at No. 7 Kentucky Nov. 13, the Eagles fell to 0-14 against ranked opponents since the 2000-01 season.

Happy 40th
¦ This is the 40th anniversary of women's basketball at Georgia Southern.
¦ The Eagles began competition in the 1973-74 season.

Next Up
¦ The Eagles return home to take on UNCG Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse.
¦ The game is the second end of a doubleheader as the Georgia Southern men play host to Western Carolina at 2 p.m.
¦ It's Alumni Day for the women's program, and the Eagles are celebrating the 40th anniversary of women's basketball at GSU, which began competition in the 1973-74 season.
¦ It's also Junior Eagle Club Day, and all Junior Eagle Club members get free admission and can enjoy the JEC Zone, which features inflatables from Crazy Nick's, in the back Hanner Gym.