3 Samantha Lyons
3 - Samantha Lyons
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Iota, La.
Position: G
Previous School: LSU Shreveport
gp 26
pts/g 5.0
fg % 30.5
3pt % 25.6
ft % 66.0
reb/g 3.5
a/g 1.3

2017-18 Senior Season: Played in 26 games with 20 starts… Reached double-digit scoring in three games this season, including in back-to-back games January 19 at Trinity (18) and January 20, 2018 at Schreiner (19)… Finished the season with 5.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

2016-17 Junior Season: Did not play.

2015-16 Sophomore Season: Played in all 26 games, making 24 starts... Named All-Conference Honorable Mention by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference... Led the team with a 36.0 percent (36-for-100) shooting from behind the arc... Second on the team with 36 made threes... Reached double-digit scoring nine times, including a season-best 28 in the Ladies upset win against Southwestern January 29...  Shot 6-for-8 from behind the arc and 10-for-14 overall against the Pirates... Finished third on the team with 42 assists, including 19 in the last five games alone... Grabbed a season best nine boards in her first game in the Gold Dome in a 70-62 loss to East Texas Baptist November 17.

Prior to Centenary: Played in 26 games with one start last year for LSU Shreveport, scoring 66 points for the Pilots... At Notre Dame HS for head coach Nolan Theriot, earned All-District accolades all four seasons for the Pioneers... Named Crowley Parish MVP her junior and senior seasons... As a senior, named District MVP as well as Honorable Mention All-State. Helped the Pioneers with Volleyball State Championships her freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.

Personal: Birthday is November 21... Daughter of Marcy and Felicia Lyons and has two sisters, Andre and Olivia. At Centenary, she is majoring in biology.

 

Favorite Movie: 8 Seconds

Hobbies: Reading and being outside

Pre-game Superstition: Wears the same ponytail throughout the season and always listen to "No Worries" before every game

Favorite Athlete: Kevin Durant

Recent Games
Feb 2 Dallas W, 78-64
Feb 3 Colorado Col. W, 67-55
Feb 9 at Texas Lutheran L, 61-45
Feb 10 at Southwestern (Tex.) L, 56-40
Feb 17 at Austin L, 68-42
Feb 23 at Colorado Col. L, 62-58
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 26 14
Games started 20 9
Minutes 690 370
Minutes per game 26.5 26.4
FG 39-128 26-67
FG Pct 30.5 38.8
3PT 20-78 15-42
3PT Pct 25.6 35.7
FT 31-47 19-29
FT Pct 66.0 65.5
Off rebounds 31 18
Def rebounds 60 32
Total rebounds 91 50
Rebounds per game 3.5 3.6
Personal fouls 49 21
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 33 22
Turnovers 46 23
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 1.0
Steals 23 13
Blocks 3 2
Points 129 86
Points per game 5.0 6.1
Points per 40 min 7.5 9.3
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at ULM L, 90-53 1 23 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 East Tex. Baptist L, 64-45 1 31 3-6 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 18 vs. Millsaps L, 65-60 1 39 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Nov 19 vs. Hendrix L, 58-51 1 30 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-6 33.3 7
Nov 25 at Hendrix L, 77-62 1 28 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 8
Nov 29 at Texas-Tyler L, 97-47 1 22 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 1 Johnson & Wales (CO) W, 63-41 1 29 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 7 LeTourneau L, 64-54 1 33 0-7 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 Millsaps W, 78-63 - 21 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 8
Dec 18 at Oglethorpe L, 74-45 1 20 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 vs. Birmingham Southern L, 77-69 1 22 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 30 Austin L, 63-50 - 26 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 5 Texas Lutheran W, 67-52 - 22 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 5-8 62.5 11
Jan 7 Southwestern (Tex.) L, 62-54 - 34 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 12 at Dallas L, 60-55 - 29 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 14 at Colorado Col. L, 63-59 - 16 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 19 at Trinity (Tex.) L, 78-66 1 25 6-8 75.0 3-5 60.0 3-3 100.0 18
Jan 20 at Schreiner W, 70-68 1 37 7-11 63.6 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 19
Jan 26 Trinity (Tex.) L, 64-55 1 37 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 28 Schreiner W, 64-52 1 29 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 at Dallas Christian W, 77-60 1 17 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 2 Dallas W, 78-64 1 18 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 3 Colorado Col. W, 67-55 1 25 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5
Feb 9 at Texas Lutheran L, 61-45 1 28 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Feb 10 at Southwestern (Tex.) L, 56-40 1 19 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 4
Feb 17 at Austin L, 68-42 1 25 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 2
Feb 23 at Colorado Col. L, 62-58 1 28 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 at ULM L, 90-53 1 23 0 1 1 2 0 - 1 0 3 -
Nov 15 East Tex. Baptist L, 64-45 1 31 3 1 4 0 6 0.0 1 0 2 -
Nov 18 vs. Millsaps L, 65-60 1 39 1 3 4 1 3 0.3 3 0 4 -
Nov 19 vs. Hendrix L, 58-51 1 30 0 6 6 1 3 0.3 0 0 4 -
Nov 25 at Hendrix L, 77-62 1 28 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Nov 29 at Texas-Tyler L, 97-47 1 22 1 1 2 0 3 0.0 0 1 0 -
Dec 1 Johnson & Wales (CO) W, 63-41 1 29 1 4 5 2 1 2.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 7 LeTourneau L, 64-54 1 33 1 2 3 2 3 0.7 0 0 3 -
Dec 16 Millsaps W, 78-63 - 21 0 4 4 3 1 3.0 3 0 2 -
Dec 18 at Oglethorpe L, 74-45 1 20 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 19 vs. Birmingham Southern L, 77-69 1 22 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 30 Austin L, 63-50 - 26 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 2 0 2 -
Jan 5 Texas Lutheran W, 67-52 - 22 1 2 3 1 0 - 2 0 0 -
Jan 7 Southwestern (Tex.) L, 62-54 - 34 1 1 2 3 3 1.0 2 1 4 -
Jan 12 at Dallas L, 60-55 - 29 2 3 5 1 4 0.3 1 0 4 -
Jan 14 at Colorado Col. L, 63-59 - 16 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 -
Jan 19 at Trinity (Tex.) L, 78-66 1 25 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 20 at Schreiner W, 70-68 1 37 2 4 6 1 5 0.2 1 0 3 -
Jan 26 Trinity (Tex.) L, 64-55 1 37 1 6 7 1 3 0.3 0 0 1 -
Jan 28 Schreiner W, 64-52 1 29 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 3 0 1 -
Jan 30 at Dallas Christian W, 77-60 1 17 2 1 3 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 2 Dallas W, 78-64 1 18 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 3 Colorado Col. W, 67-55 1 25 2 1 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 9 at Texas Lutheran L, 61-45 1 28 3 1 4 1 0 - 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Southwestern (Tex.) L, 56-40 1 19 1 2 3 2 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 17 at Austin L, 68-42 1 25 2 2 4 3 0 - 0 1 2 -
Feb 23 at Colorado Col. L, 62-58 1 28 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2015-16 26 24 31.1 2.9-7.5 38.8 1.4-3.8 36.0 2.4-3.2 73.8 9.6
2016-17 1 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2017-18 26 20 26.5 1.5-4.9 30.5 0.8-3.0 25.6 1.2-1.8 66.0 5.0
Total 53 44 28.3 2.2-6.1 35.5 1.1-3.4 31.5 1.8-2.5 71.0 7.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 26 24 809 76-196 38.8 36-100 36.0 62-84 73.8 250
2016-17 1 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2017-18 26 20 690 39-128 30.5 20-78 25.6 31-47 66.0 129
Total 53 44 1499 115-324 35.5 56-178 31.5 93-131 71.0 379
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2015-16 26 24 31.1 3.8-9.7 38.8 1.8-4.9 36.0 3.1-4.2 73.8 12.4
2016-17 1 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2017-18 26 20 26.5 2.3-7.4 30.5 1.2-4.5 25.6 1.8-2.7 66.0 7.5
Total 53 44 28.3 3.1-8.6 35.5 1.5-4.7 31.5 2.5-3.5 71.0 10.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2015-16 26 24 31.1 1.1 3.7 4.7 2.8 - 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.9 0.2
2016-17 1 - .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
2017-18 26 20 26.5 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.9 0.1
Total 53 44 28.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 2.3 0.0 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.9 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2015-16 26 24 809 28 95 123 73 - 42 57 0.7 24 6
2016-17 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
2017-18 26 20 690 31 60 91 49 0 33 46 0.7 23 3
Total 53 44 1499 59 155 214 122 0 75 103 0.7 47 9
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 26 24 31.1 1.4 4.7 6.1 3.6 0.0 2.1 2.8 0.7 1.2 0.3
2016-17 1 - .0 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 26 20 26.5 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.8 0.0 1.9 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.2
Total 53 44 28.3 1.6 4.1 5.7 3.3 0.0 2.0 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 26 20 26.5 1.5-4.9 30.5 0.8-3.0 25.6 1.2-1.8 66.0 5.0
Conference 14 9 26.4 1.9-4.8 38.8 1.1-3.0 35.7 1.4-2.1 65.5 6.1
Exhibition 1 1 23.0 0.0-5.0 0.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Home 11 7 27.7 1.5-4.5 32.7 0.7-2.5 29.6 0.9-1.5 62.5 4.5
Away 12 10 24.5 1.7-5.3 31.3 0.8-3.3 25.0 1.3-1.8 76.2 5.5
Neutral 3 3 30.3 1.0-5.0 20.0 0.7-3.7 18.2 1.7-3.3 50.0 4.3
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Wins 8 6 24.8 2.1-4.9 43.6 1.1-2.6 42.9 1.6-2.2 72.2 7.0
Losses 18 14 27.3 1.2-4.9 24.7 0.6-3.2 19.3 1.0-1.6 62.1 4.1
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November 5 5 30.0 1.8-5.6 32.1 0.6-3.2 18.8 1.2-2.2 54.5 5.4
December 6 4 25.2 0.8-4.5 18.5 0.5-2.7 18.8 0.7-0.8 80.0 2.8
January 9 5 27.3 2.2-5.3 41.7 1.1-3.0 37.0 1.8-2.3 76.2 7.3
February 6 6 23.8 0.8-4.2 20.0 0.7-3.2 21.1 0.8-1.7 50.0 3.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 26 20 690 39-128 30.5 20-78 25.6 31-47 66.0 129
Conference 14 9 370 26-67 38.8 15-42 35.7 19-29 65.5 86
Exhibition 1 1 23 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
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Home 11 7 305 16-49 32.7 8-27 29.6 10-16 62.5 50
Away 12 10 294 20-64 31.3 10-40 25.0 16-21 76.2 66
Neutral 3 3 91 3-15 20.0 2-11 18.2 5-10 50.0 13
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Wins 8 6 198 17-39 43.6 9-21 42.9 13-18 72.2 56
Losses 18 14 492 22-89 24.7 11-57 19.3 18-29 62.1 73
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November 5 5 150 9-28 32.1 3-16 18.8 6-11 54.5 27
December 6 4 151 5-27 18.5 3-16 18.8 4-5 80.0 17
January 9 5 246 20-48 41.7 10-27 37.0 16-21 76.2 66
February 6 6 143 5-25 20.0 4-19 21.1 5-10 50.0 19
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 26 20 26.5 2.3-7.4 30.5 1.2-4.5 25.6 1.8-2.7 66.0 7.5
Conference 14 9 26.4 2.8-7.2 38.8 1.6-4.5 35.7 2.1-3.1 65.5 9.3
Exhibition 1 1 23.0 0.0-8.7 0.0 0.0-5.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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Home 11 7 27.7 2.1-6.4 32.7 1.0-3.5 29.6 1.3-2.1 62.5 6.6
Away 12 10 24.5 2.7-8.7 31.3 1.4-5.4 25.0 2.2-2.9 76.2 9.0
Neutral 3 3 30.3 1.3-6.6 20.0 0.9-4.8 18.2 2.2-4.4 50.0 5.7
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Wins 8 6 24.8 3.4-7.9 43.6 1.8-4.2 42.9 2.6-3.6 72.2 11.3
Losses 18 14 27.3 1.8-7.2 24.7 0.9-4.6 19.3 1.5-2.4 62.1 5.9
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November 5 5 30.0 2.4-7.5 32.1 0.8-4.3 18.8 1.6-2.9 54.5 7.2
December 6 4 25.2 1.3-7.2 18.5 0.8-4.2 18.8 1.1-1.3 80.0 4.5
January 9 5 27.3 3.3-7.8 41.7 1.6-4.4 37.0 2.6-3.4 76.2 10.7
February 6 6 23.8 1.4-7.0 20.0 1.1-5.3 21.1 1.4-2.8 50.0 5.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 26 20 26.5 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.9 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.9 0.1
Conference 14 9 26.4 1.3 2.3 3.6 1.5 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.9 0.1
Exhibition 1 1 23.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 - 2.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0
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Home 11 7 27.7 1.0 2.4 3.4 2.0 - 1.7 2.0 0.9 1.3 0.1
Away 12 10 24.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.2
Neutral 3 3 30.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 - 0.7 2.3 0.3 1.7 0.0
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Wins 8 6 24.8 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.6 - 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.0
Losses 18 14 27.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.0 0.0 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.2
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November 5 5 30.0 1.0 2.4 3.4 2.8 - 0.4 3.0 0.1 0.8 0.2
December 6 4 25.2 0.8 2.7 3.5 2.2 - 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0
January 9 5 27.3 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.6 - 1.4 2.3 0.6 1.1 0.1
February 6 6 23.8 1.7 1.3 3.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.3 4.0 0.2 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 26 20 690 31 60 91 49 0 33 46 0.7 23 3
Conference 14 9 370 18 32 50 21 0 22 23 1.0 13 2
Exhibition 1 1 23 0 1 1 3 - 2 0 - 1 0
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Home 11 7 305 11 26 37 22 - 19 22 0.9 14 1
Away 12 10 294 18 24 42 18 0 12 17 0.7 4 2
Neutral 3 3 91 2 10 12 9 - 2 7 0.3 5 0
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Wins 8 6 198 8 19 27 13 - 13 12 1.1 10 0
Losses 18 14 492 23 41 64 36 0 20 34 0.6 13 3
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November 5 5 150 5 12 17 14 - 2 15 0.1 4 1
December 6 4 151 5 16 21 13 - 10 8 1.3 8 0
January 9 5 246 11 24 35 14 - 13 21 0.6 10 1
February 6 6 143 10 8 18 8 0 8 2 4.0 1 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 26 20 26.5 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.8 0.0 1.9 2.7 0.7 1.3 0.2
Conference 14 9 26.4 1.9 3.5 5.4 2.3 0.0 2.4 2.5 1.0 1.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 1 23.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 5.2 0.0 3.5 0.0 - 1.7 0.0
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Home 11 7 27.7 1.4 3.4 4.9 2.9 0.0 2.5 2.9 0.9 1.8 0.1
Away 12 10 24.5 2.4 3.3 5.7 2.4 0.0 1.6 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.3
Neutral 3 3 30.3 0.9 4.4 5.3 4.0 0.0 0.9 3.1 0.3 2.2 0.0
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Wins 8 6 24.8 1.6 3.8 5.5 2.6 0.0 2.6 2.4 1.1 2.0 0.0
Losses 18 14 27.3 1.9 3.3 5.2 2.9 0.0 1.6 2.8 0.6 1.1 0.2
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November 5 5 30.0 1.3 3.2 4.5 3.7 0.0 0.5 4.0 0.1 1.1 0.3
December 6 4 25.2 1.3 4.2 5.6 3.4 0.0 2.6 2.1 1.3 2.1 0.0
January 9 5 27.3 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.3 0.0 2.1 3.4 0.6 1.6 0.2
February 6 6 23.8 2.8 2.2 5.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 0.6 4.0 0.3 0.3