# 2019–20 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Samford Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the Samford University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 1st-year head coach Carley Kuhns, played their home games at Pete Hanna Center. They were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon)

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–2019 season 10–20, 5–9 in conference play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament to Furman. They were led by Mike Morris who would coach his 17th and final season as Samford Women's Basketball coach. Morris announced he was retiring on March 18, 2019. On April 10, 2019, Carley Kuhns was hired from Valdosta State University to become the third head coach in history.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Oglethorpe University | W 86–52 | | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Montevallo | W 81–60 | 1–0 | Pete Hanna Center (408) Homewood, AL |
| November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Kennesaw State | L 55–60 | 1–1 | KSU Convocation Center (448) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 65–74 | 1–2 | Pete Hanna Center (199) Homewood, AL |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Florida | L 48–84 | 1–3 | O'Connell Center (1,080) Gainesville, FL |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 pm, ACCNX | | at No. 12 Florida State | L 59–88 | 1–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,445) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Skyhawk Arena (1,511) Martin,TN |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | L 57–72 | 1-6 | Pete Hanna Center (227) Homewood, AL |
| November 27, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 79–63 | 2–6 | Flowers Hall (449) Florence, AL |
| December 1, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 83–48 | 3–6 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (452) Montgomery, AL |
| December 3, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at UAB | L 69–76 | 3–7 | Bartow Arena (424) Birmingham, AL |
| December 8, 2019* 1:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 49–79 | 3–8 | Memorial Coliseum (3,795) Lexington, KY |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 84–88 | 3–9 | Pete Hanna Center (151) Homewood, AL |
| December 20, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 84–56 | 4–9 | CFSB Center (425) Murray, KY |
| December 29, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham Fordham Holiday Classic | L 37–68 | 4–10 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| December 30, 2019* 12:00 pm | | vs. Hofstra Fordham Holiday Classic | W 65–45 | 5–10 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2020 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 74–58 | 6–10 (1–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,852) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 69–77 | 6–11 (1–1) | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | W 72–64 | 7–11 (2–1) | Pete Hanna Center (397) Homewood, AL |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 60–46 | 8–11 (3–1) | Pete Hanna Center (251) Homewood, AL |
| January 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 68–34 | 9–11 (4–1) | Pete Hanna Center (278) Homewood, AL |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 62–50 | 10–11 (5–1) | Ramsey Center (310) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 56–42 | 11–11 (6–1) | Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 59–72 | 11–12 (6–2) | Pete Hanna Center (171) Homewood, AL |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | L 63–69 | 11–13 (6–3) | Pete Hanna Center (211) Homewood, AL |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 60–54 | 12–13 (7–3) | Hawkins Arena (1,871) Macon, GA |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 76–60 | 13–13 (8–3) | J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (523) Johnson City, TN |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 58–64 | 13–14 (8–4) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | W 69–57 | 14-14 (9–4) | Pete Hanna Center (398) Homewood, AL |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | W 70–53 | 15–14 (10–4) | Pete Hanna Center (375) Homewood, AL |
| SoCon Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 10:00 am, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Westen Carolina Quarterfinals | W 77–62 | 16–14 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,254) Asheville, NC |
| March 6, 2020 10:00 am, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Furman Semifinals | W 75–45 | 17–14 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,612) Asheville, NC |
| March 8, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (3) UNC Greensboro Championship | W 59–54 | 18–14 | Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,161) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||