Samford Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2026 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2021 | NIT | First Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida State |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Mississippi |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 loss to Missouri State |
*all team stats through 3/5
