Samford Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Samford Bulldogs
 
Southern Conference (16-18, 6-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/6 vs East Tennessee State (57-48), 3/8 vs Chattanooga (72-67)
Bad Losses: 11/25 vs Georgia State (64-69), 1/17 at Mercer (67-76)
Coach: Matt Wise
 
Probable Starters:
Emily Snoddy, Junior, Center, 5.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Francie Morris, Freshman, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.1 rpg
Briana Rivera, Sophomore, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Alyssa Tarpley, Senior, Guard, 1.0 ppg, 1.1 apg, 2.0 rpg
Sierra Godbolt, Senior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Carla Baguda, Freshman, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Martha Bishop, Junior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Kaylee Yarbrough, Freshman, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 60.0 (287th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.2 (200, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.4 (273, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (208, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (32, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (120, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (114, 5)
Rebound Margin: -6.6 (336, 8)
Assists Per Game: 11.5 (278, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.5 (133, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021NITFirst Round loss to Mississippi
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Duke
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
2010NITRound of 64 win over Mississippi
2010NITRound of 32 loss to Missouri State
 
*all team stats through 3/5