Samford scored the game's first 20 points en route to a 95-59 victory over Berry at the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham Tuesday.

Berry's first points against the NCAA Division I Bulldogs came on a 3-point field goal by Brittany Coughlan 6:14 into the game.  That bucket started a 27-11 Lady Vikings' run that culminated with a 3-pointer by Erica Crumley with 7:12 remaining in the half that pulled Berry to within four points at 31-27. 

The Bulldogs closed the half with a 16-4 run to pull away for good. Samford led by as many as 38 points in the second half.

Coughlan led three Lady Vikings in double figures with 17 points.  Crumley added 15 and Danielle Sisk chipped in 10 for Berry, which fell to 2-4 on the season.

Coughlan, Crumley and Alesa Hammaker grabbed four rebounds apiece for Berry.

Ruth Ketcham scored a game-high 21 points for the Bulldogs (5-2).  Emily London scored 17 and Shelby Campbell added 12 for Samford. 

The Lady Vikings are scheduled to return to action Dec. 12 at Birmingham-Southern.

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