UAB Women’s Basketball Preview: Samford

Monday, December 22

Birmingham, Ala.

11 a.m.

UAB

Samford

UAB Women’s Basketball Preview: Samford

12/21/2025 1:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BIRMINGHAM – UAB women's basketball hosts Samford on Monday, Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. CT to close out non-conference play.

UAB (6-5) vs. Samford (6-8)
Monday, Dec. 22 | 11 a.m. CT
Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena

LAST TIME OUT

Molly Moffitt (15 points), Sofia Munoz (14 points), Cali Smallwood (12 points) and Monae' Duffy (11 points) all scored in double figures to lead the UAB offense.
The Blazers had the lead for 32:23 minutes of the game and used a strong second quarter to maintain its lead for the rest of the game.
In the second quarter UAB outscored MVSU 16-8 with six players contributing points.
UAB also outscored the Devilettes 26-15 in the third to break open the game even more.
Smallwood recorded a season-high eight rebounds with four of those coming in the second quarter.
Munoz matched her season-high four steals and led the Blazers in steals on the afternoon.
Jordan Rosier collected a season-best seven points and tied her season-high three rebounds.
Mari Miller came off the bench and scored a season-best four points
The Blazers had 48 rebounds compared to Mississippi Valley State's 41.
UAB scored 46 points in the paint, 25 bench points, 20 points off turnovers and 12 fast break points.
The Green and Gold were 43 percent from the field and 86 percent at the free throw line.
UAB's defense held the Devilettes to 33 percent in the field and 17 percent from the long range.

SCOUTING SAMFORD

Samford is 6-8 on the season and defeated Lipscomb 65-59 last Thursday.
Kaylee Yarbrough leads the Bulldogs with 12.9 points per game, while Briana Rivera is averaging 12.4 points. Emily Bowman leads Samford with 6.2 rebounds per game.

SERIES HISTORY

The Blazers face Samford for the 11^th time in program history.
The Green and Gold lead the series 7-3 and are 6-0 when playing at Bartow Arena.
The last matchup took place on Dec. 12, 2021, where the Bulldogs earned a 77-68 win.

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