GAME NOTES Samford (6-10, 0-1) at Georgia Southern (7-8, 0-0) - - Jan
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2013-14 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Samford (6-10, 0-1) at Georgia Southern (7-8, 0-0) - - Jan. 4, 2014 - - 1 p.m. (CT) 2013-14 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ‘DOGS MEET EAGLES IN FIRST SOCON ROAD TEST The Samford University basketball team will compete in its first Southern Conference Date Opponent Time/Result road game of the season Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs square off against the NOVEMBER Georgia Southern Eagles in a highly-anticipated league tilt to be held at Hanner Fieldhouse. 5 MILES COLLEGE (Exhibition) . W, 90-52 Samford (6-10, 0-1 SoCon) heads into Saturday’s matchup looking to bounce back from 8 MARTIN METHODIST . W, 79-62 a tough conference-opening home loss to Wofford on Thursday. The Bulldogs led the 12 at UT Arlington . L, 88-75 Terriers by as many as seven points in the second half, including a 57-53 advantage with 15 at #23 Indiana (Big Ten Network) . L, 105-59 4:52 remaining, but Wofford closed out the game with an 18-4 run to rally for the victory. 18 at Louisiana-Monroe . L, 86-52 Georgia Southern (7-8, 0-0 SoCon) is playing at home for the first time since Dec. 18. 21 at East Tennessee State% . L, 89-75 23 at Western Kentucky% . L, 67-64 WHAT’S TRENDING . 26 at Stephen F. Austin% . L, 98-78 • Samford’s Connor Miller has started in 48 straight games dating back to Nov. 9, 2012. 29 CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY% . W, 79-68 • The Bulldogs’ Tim Williams has scored in double figures in 13-consecutive games. DECEMBER • Williams is the No. 8-ranked player in the nation in field-goal percentage at 62.7. 1 KENTUCKY STATE . W, 76-73 • Samford is undefeated this season when attempting more FTs than the opponent. 4 UT MARTIN . L, 89-73 • In their last 11 outings, the Bulldogs are averaging a stellar 15.7 layups per game. 7 AUSTIN PEAY . W, 85-63 14 at Florida Gulf Coast . L, 83-51 2013-14 SOCON STANDINGS 20 at Jacksonville University . W, 75-58 28 at Marquette (Fox Sports Net) . L, 71-48 CONFERENCE OVERALL 30 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE . W, 71-59 SCHOOL Record Pct. Home Away Record Pct. Home Away Strk. JANUARY Western Carolina 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 8-8 .500 6-0 1-7 W2 2 WOFFORD* . L, 71-61 Wofford 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6-7 .462 3-1 3-6 W2 4 at Georgia Southern* . 1 p.m. Elon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-7 .500 4-0 2-3 L1 9 at Chattanooga* . 6 p.m. Georgia Southern 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-8 .467 4-1 2-6 L1 11 FURMAN* . 6 p.m. Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-7 .462 4-2 2-5 W1 18 at Western Carolina* . 1 p.m. Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-8 .429 5-1 0-6 W2 23 UNCG* (ESPN3) . 7 p.m. Appalachian State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-9 .308 4-2 0-7 L1 25 ELON* . 6 p.m. The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-11 .267 4-2 0-7 L3 30 at Furman* . 6 p.m. Davidson 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-10 .286 1-4 2-4 L5 UNCG 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 7-9 .438 5-3 1-4 L2 FEBRUARY Samford 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 6-10 .375 5-2 1-8 L1 1 at Wofford* . 6 p.m. 6 DAVIDSON* . 7 p.m. SAMFORD at GEORGIA SOUTHERN: THE FACTS 8 CHATTANOOGA* . 6 p.m. 13 at Appalachian State* . 6 p.m. Samford has won two straight games in its all-time series against Georgia Southern and 15 at Elon* . 6 p.m. has been victorious of three of the last four meetings between the teams. Since joining 24 at The Citadel* (CSS/ESPN3) . 6:05 p.m. the SoCon in 2008, the Bulldogs have earned a 4-3 record versus the Eagles. All-time, 27 APPALACHIAN STATE* . 7 p.m. Georgia Southern owns a 33-18 series advantage, including a 20-5 mark in Statesboro. MARCH SAMFORD GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 WESTERN CAROLINA* . 6 p.m. Overall Record: . 6-10 Overall Record: . 7-8 7 at SoCon Tournament . TBA Conference Record: . 0-1 Conference Record: . 0-0 8 at SoCon Tournament . TBA Home Record: . 5-2 Home Record: . 4-1 9 at SoCon Tournament . TBA Away Record: . 1-8 Away Record: . 2-6 10 at SoCon Tournament . TBA Head Coach: . Bennie Seltzer Head Coach: . Mark Byington % - 2013 Roundball Showcase Record at Samford: . 17-31 (2) Record at Georgia Southern: . 7-8 (1) * - Southern Conference game ^ - SoCon Tournament game Overall Record: . Same Overall Record: . 14-12 (2) - All times Central; dates and times are subject to change. Record vs. Georgia Southern . 1-0 Record vs. Samford: . 1-0 www.SamfordSports.com - - - - - - - 2013-14 Samford Basketball Game Notes - - - - - - - QUICK FACTS The Last Time Out Location . Birmingham, Ala. Wofford 71 Founded . 1841, as Howard College Enrollment . 4,833 SAMFORD 61 Nickname . Bulldogs School Colors . Red and Blue Arena . Pete Hanna Center (5,000) WOFFORD’S LATE RUN DOOMS ‘DOGS IN SOCON OPENER Affiliation . NCAA Division I The Samford University basketball team opened its 2014 Southern Conference schedule with Conference . Southern a heartbreaking defeat Thursday as the Bulldogs dropped a 71-61 home decision to the Wofford President . Dr. Andrew Westmoreland Terriers at the Pete Hanna Center. Samford (6-10, 0-1 SoCon) led the contest by as many as seven Alma Mater . Ouachita Baptist, ‘79 points in the second half, including a 57-53 advantage with 4:52 remaining, but Wofford (6-7, Director of Athletics . Martin Newton 1-0 SoCon) closed out the game with a conclusive 18-4 run to rally for the victory. Alma Mater . Samford/1983 In the final four minutes and change to play in Thursday’s matchup, the Terriers’ Karl Cochran scored eight of his game-high 27 points to spark Wofford’s comeback. Cochran, a 6-foot-1 guard HISTORY from Marietta, Ga., finished 10-of-17 from the field and tied his career-high with six 3-point field First Season . 1901-02 goals. He also registered six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. All-Time Record . 1034-1259 (.451) Samford shot a sizzling 54.3 percent from the field, but only connected on two field goals in All-Time D-I Record . 509-649 (.440) the final four minutes of game action. The Bulldogs committed 12 turnovers and were NCAA Tournament Appearances . Two outrebounded 32-22, including an 11-3 margin on the offensive end of the court. Previous Appearance . 2000 Samford’s Tyler Hood scored a season-high 22 points Thursday and finished a perfect 4-of-4 Last NCAA Opponent . Syracuse L (79-65) from 3-point range. The Bulldogs’ junior forward from Lenoir City, Tenn., concluded the game with an 8-of-10 performance from the field and pulled down four rebounds. at the Midwest Regional in Cleveland, Ohio The Bulldogs’ Tim Williams, who was the 2013 SoCon Freshman of the Year, registered 17 NCAA Tournament Record . 0-2 points, eight rebounds, two assists, a pair of blocked shots and two steals in 35 minutes of TEAM INFORMATION playing time. He entered Thursday’s game ranked No. 28 in the nation with a 62 percent shooting number from the field this season and turned in an 8-of-11 mark from the floor. 2012-13 Overall Record . 11-21 Williams is now shooting a stellar 62.7 percent from the field in 2013-14. Combined, Samford’s SoCon Record/Finish . 9-9/T-3rd in North Hood and Williams finished 16-of-21 for 39 of the Bulldogs’ 61 points. The pair also combined Starters Returning/Lost . 4/1 to pull down 12 total rebounds. Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 8/5 SAMFORD TABBED TO FINISH FOURTH IN SOCON STANDINGS COACHING STAFF In mid-October, the Southern Conference released its annual preseason rankings and Samford Head Coach . Bennie Seltzer was projected to finish fourth in the conference by both the league’s head coaches and media. Alma Mater . Washington State, ‘93 Elon was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the SoCon title in 2013-14. Record at Samford . 17-31 (Second year) Samford’s fourth-place preseason ranking proved to be its best since joining the SoCon and its Career Record . Same highest tally since 2006-07 when the Bulldogs were predicted to win the Ohio Valley Conference. Assistant Coach . Scott Padgett Samford and Appalachian State tied for fourth place in the preseason poll with 67 points Alma Mater . Kentucky, ‘99 apiece. The Bulldogs return four starters from last season’s team that registered a 9-9 mark in Assistant Coach . Yasir Rosemond SoCon play. In just Head Coach Bennie Seltzer’s second year at the helm, Samford’s fourth-place Alma Mater . Oregon, ‘03 preseason ranking is its highest in SoCon history. Assistant Coach . Jake Headrick Alma Mater . Montevallo, ‘05 SAMFORD ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SPORTS INFORMATION The Samford Athletic Communications Department is headed up by Men’s Basketball Contact . Zac Schrieber 11th-year director Joey Mullins and 10-year director Zac Schrieber. Assistant Office Phone . (205) 726-2802 Athletic Communications Director Nathan Sheehan is in the midst of his third Cell Phone . (205) 532-3476 year at Samford and handles the media relations aspects of volleyball, softball, E-mail .