SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Samford University volleyball team concluded the weekend with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 15-25, 28-26) defeat at the hands of Wofford on Saturday, Oct. 15, inside Benjamin Johnson Arena.

The Bulldogs (12-10, 3-4 SoCon) outpaced the Terriers (12-10, 5-3 SoCon) 69 points to 60 in the match but tallied 27 attack errors and 14 service errors in the four-set effort. Senior Erin Bognar posted another solid offensive outing with 18 kills (.351) to go along with a service ace and nine digs.

Gabbi Greenwald led the Samford attackers with a .562 hitting percentage that translated into 10 kills.

Series Update
The Bulldogs conceded only their second loss all-time to the Terriers this afternoon. The last loss occurred just last season on the road in the very same gymnasium on Oct. 2, 2015. Samford still maintains a healthy career 10-2 overall record against Wofford.

By The Set
Set 1 | L, Wofford (25-19) Samford jumped out early on the Terriers and led by as many as five points with a 6-1 lead. The Bulldogs led for a majority of the set but relinquished the lead to Wofford midway through the set at 15-14 off of a block by Colleen Reilly and Kelly Bossert. T.J. Russell tied up the set 18-18 to put the Bulldogs back in position to make a run but Wofford rallied to rip off six-straight points to put the set out of reach.

Set 2 | L, Wofford (25-19) The following set was a back and forth affair between the two squads as neither seized the momentum. Colleen Reilly led the Terriers on a 3-0 run to put Samford behind 17-13. From there Wofford would outscore the Bulldogs 8-6 for the rest of the set to take a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
 
Set 3 | W, Samford (25-15) It was all Bulldogs after the intermission but the set remained close until opened up a 14-9 lead over the Terriers. From there Samford closed out the set on an 11-6 run. It was the most efficient set by the Bulldogs in the match where the team notched a .440 attack average and limited themselves to only a trio of errors. Wofford hit -.040 and recorded more errors (9) than kills (8) in the set.

Set 4 | L, Wofford (28-26) Samford looked to push the match to a fifth and final set as the team held the lead for the majority of the set. The Terriers gained the late for good 22-21 during a 4-0 run but the Bulldogs rallied to regain the lead for a pair set point opportunities at 25-24 and 26-25 but three-straight points by Wofford closed out the match to avoid thwart the Samford comeback.

Key Notes
- Senior Mattie Newson paced the team defensively with 15 digs in the match which is a season-high and just one shy of her career-high of 16 he accumulated last season against Western Carolina.

- It is the ninth time this season that senior Erin Bognar has posted 18 or more kills in a match and seventh time this season she has hit above .300 for an average.

- The .563 hitting percentage posted by Greenwald in the match is the highest percentage she has posted from the floor this season and the second over .500 average.

Next Up
Samford hits the road one more time before the team returns home to the Pete Hanna Center. The Bulldogs will take on Chattanooga in a midweek contest on Oct. 19, at 5 p.m. before they take on Western Carolina on Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. and Furman the following day at 4 p.m. in the annual Dig Orange match.