No. 16Southern Jaguars

Regional 4 in Sacramento · First Four

YES!

Southern Jaguars beat the Samford Bulldogs

Ranked #16 · 16-19 53 – 65

Ranked #16 · 20-13

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

Colonial Life Arena (Columbia) · 736 fans · ESPN2 View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Southern closes on a 14-2 run to beat Samford 65-53 in the women's First Four

Jaylia Reed scored 16 points, DeMya Porter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Southern closed the game on a 14-2 run to beat fellow No. 16 seed Samford 65-53 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

1:19 Samford Bulldogs vs. Southern Jaguars: Game Highlights

0:17 Jaylia Reed sinks it from downtown

0:15 What a shot by Francie Morris

0:16 What a shot by Francie Morris

Clips play on ESPN

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	8	16	20	9	53
SOU	11	16	17	21	65

Game Flow

SAM SOU

Q1Q2Q3Q4

7-0Biggest Run9-0

4Largest Lead12

11 lead changes · tied 8 times

Win Probability · Southern Jaguars

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Samford Bulldogs

Briana Rivera · 16Points
Sierra Godbolt · 5Assists
Martha Bishop · 7Rebounds

Southern Jaguars

Jaylia Reed · 16Points
Mykayla Cunningham · 8Assists
DeMya Porter · 12Rebounds

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

Team	GB
Chattanooga	-
East Tennessee State	-
Wofford	-
Furman	1
Mercer	3
Samford	4
UNC Greensboro	6
Western Carolina	10

2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

Team	GB
Alabama A&M	-
Alcorn State	3
Southern	5
Alabama State	5
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	7
Grambling	7
Jackson State	7
Florida A&M	10
Texas Southern	11
Mississippi Valley State	11
Bethune-Cookman	13
Prairie View A&M	17

Team Stats

Samford BulldogsSouthern Jaguars

Shooting

18-51, 35% Field Goals 23-58, 40%

8-27, 30% 3-Pointers 5-14, 36%

9-9, 100% Free Throws 14-22, 64%

Possessions

32 Rebounds 37

6 Offensive Rebounds 12

15 Assists 13

3 Steals 13

2 Blocks 5

19 Turnovers 10

18 Fouls 16

Scoring

12 Points in Paint 34

3 Fast Break Points 12

4 Largest Lead 12

Box Score

Samford Bulldogs ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
E. SnoddyC	4	4	1	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	4	1
F. MorrisG	8	0	2	24	3-7	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	5
B. RiveraG	16	2	0	38	5-11	3-9	3-3	0	1	0	0	2	3
A. TarpleyG	3	3	2	27	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	2
S. GodboltG	2	2	5	38	0-8	0-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	2	1
Bench
C. BagudaF	9	2	0	10	4-4	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	1	1	1
M. BishopF	0	7	4	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	7	3
K. YarbroughG	11	5	1	31	3-12	2-6	3-3	5	1	0	0	5	2
A. BrewerG	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
A. BlankenshipG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. MaayanF	DNP: Did not play
C. RegisterG	DNP: Did not play
S. MartinG	DNP: Did not play
J. KnightG	DNP: Did not play
Team	53	32	15		18-51	8-27	9-9	19	3	2	6	26	18

Southern Jaguars ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. PorterF	15	12	0	29	5-12	0-0	5-6	0	0	1	3	9	1
M. CunninghamG	6	5	8	35	2-4	1-1	1-2	2	1	2	3	2	1
J. ReedG	16	2	0	29	6-10	3-7	1-3	0	2	0	0	2	0
D. EdwardsG	8	2	3	21	2-6	0-1	4-5	3	5	0	1	1	3
Z. HurstonG	0	2	0	17	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1
Bench
J. DixonG	3	2	2	17	1-3	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	2	2
J. TateG	10	7	0	24	4-8	0-0	2-4	0	0	1	1	6	5
O. DelancyG	2	1	0	12	1-8	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	2
D. LagwayG	5	2	0	16	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	1
A. HallC	DNP: Did not play
X. HarrisonC	DNP: Did not play
K. WilsonG	DNP: Did not play
A. WilkinsG	DNP: Did not play
T. LawsonG	DNP: Did not play
A. GourdineG	DNP: Did not play
Team	65	37	13		23-58	5-14	14-22	10	13	5	12	25	16

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