FULL MATCH NOTES (PDF)

VOLLEYBALL NEARING CLOSING STRETCH OF REGULAR SEASON
Samford volleyball is closing in on the final weekends of the regular season with only six remaining matches.  This weekend, Samford heads to Spartanburg, S.C., to play Wofford on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. ET before heading back home to face Chattanooga on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. CT.

FREE STREAMING VIDEO ON SAMFORD SPORTS TV
Samford's match against Chattanooga will be live streamed for FREE through Samford Sports TV, as will the rest of the Bulldogs' home matches this season.  Head to samfordsports.com/showcase and click on the event.  Live stats are also available by heading to samfordsports.com/volleyball and clicking the link on the schedule page.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Wofford (13-10, 3-7 SoCon) - The Terriers are currently 17-10, holding a 10-3 out-of-conference record, including an upset win against Ole Miss at Miami's Hurricane Invitational.  After going 0-4 to start conference play, they have since won three of their last six SoCon matches.  The Terrier offense is led by junior outside hitter Amanda Liguori with 237 kills on 823 swings while she also aids the defense with 219 digs and 38 blocks.  Averaging 1.39 aces per set, Wofford leads the conference in the category, with senior libero Reagan Styles leading the SoCon individually with 32.

Chattanooga (10-15, 4-6 SoCon) - Since the teams first meeting this season, a 3-0 Samford victory on Sept. 28, the Mocs have gone 3-4, recently recording back-to-back wins over The Citadel and Davidson before falling 3-0 to Georgia Southern.  Senoir libero Paula Passmore continues to be one of the premiere defenders in the conference, leading the SoCon with 558 digs and recently winning SoCon Defensive Player of the Week accolades for the third time this season.  Freshman outside hitter Briana Reid was named SoCon Freshman of the Week after scoring 25 kills and 19 digs last weekend.

HISTORY LESSON
Samford is undefeated against Wofford since joining the SoCon in 2008.  The Bulldogs have won all four contests, sweeping the Terriers in all but one meeting, a 3-2 victory in 2009.

Samford is 20-9 all-time against Chattanooga, 8-1 since joining the SoCon in 2008.  The Bulldogs' only SoCon loss to the Mocs came in 2010, a 3-1 loss in Birmingham late in the season.  Six of Samford's seven wins in the SoCon series have been 3-0 sweeps, with Chattanooga taking one set in the teams' second meeting last season.

SAMFORD IN THE SOCON RANKS
Team Stats
Hitting Percentage - 2nd - .252
Opponent Hitting Percentage - 1st - .166
Kills - 4th - 1191 (13.85/set)
Assists - 3rd - 1109 (12.90/set)
Aces - 4th - 106 (1.23/set)

Individual Stats
Hitting Percentage
Katie Murphy - 2nd - .358
Lauren Hutchinson - 3rd - .354
Kills
Michaela Reesor - 6th - 296 (3.44/set)
Assists
Casey Garvey - 2nd - 936 (11.28/set)
Aces
Alexis Bauer - 3rd - 28 (0.33/set)
Chelsi Carter - 6th - 25 (0.29/set)
Digs
Alexis Bauer - 6th - 430 (5.00/set)

SAMFORD DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO EAGLES, REBOUND OVER WILDCATS
The Bulldogs split two home contests last weekend, falling in five sets to the Georgia Southern Eagles Saturday afternoon but pulling through for a four-set win over the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.  Samford built a 2-0 lead over Georgia Southern, hitting .351 as a team and looking for a key conference sweep.  The Eagles had other ideas however, as their defense kept rallies alive and the offense came alive, limiting the Bulldogs to a .106 clip in the remaining sets as Georgia Southern won three in a row to cap a stunning 3-2 comeback win.  Samford had a sense of deja vu on Sunday, pulling ahead 2-0 over Davidson before dropping the third set.  This time however, the Bulldog offense refused to relent another defeat, dominating the Wildcats 25-12 led by Katie Murphy with a career-best 21 kills.

NEISLER MOVES TO THIRD ALL-TIME IN CAREER KILLS
Samford senior Elizabeth Neisler headed into last weekend only 15 kills shy of moving into third all-time in career kills at Samford.  The Jacksonville, Ala., native earned 12 on Saturday and 11 on Sunday to bring her career total to 1,249.  She is one of only eight Bulldogs in program history to earn over 1,000 kills in their career.  She is only 61 kills shy of second place with six matches left in the regular season.

DIG PINK
This season, Samford is again partnering with the Side-Out Foundation for its Dig Pink campaign, which helps raise funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer!

Last season's campaign was a great success, with our fans and supporters helping Samford donate over $3,000 towards this great cause! Take a minute to visit our page and spread the word so we can make this year a success as well!

This season's Dig Pink game will be on Friday, Nov. 2 vs. Elon.

UP NEXT
Samford will play its final home matches of the season next weekend.  On Friday, Nov. 2, Samford hosts Elon in the annual Dig Pink game at 7 p.m. CT with proceeds from multiple fundraising activities going towards the Side Out Foundation and their efforts to raise funds and awareness in the fight against Breast Cancer.  Saturday, Nov. 3 will be senior day as the Bulldogs take on the UNCG Spartans at 7 p.m. CT.