CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Down 19-9 in the initial set, the Samford University volleyball team mounted a comeback and overcame what seemed to be an insurmountable lead to defeat Chattanooga 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-19) on the road Wednesday, Oct. 19, inside McClellan Gym. It was the first road win for the Bulldogs on the season.

"It was a great effort by the entire team." Head Coach Keylor Chan said. "We showed resilience and toughness in set one and it carried up forward."

The Series

In the 40^th meeting between the two programs, Samford used a 42-18 run that spanned a majority of the first set and entire second set to improve its all-time record over Chattanooga to 26-14.

Earlier this season the Bulldogs defeated the Mocs at home inside the Pete Hanna Center 3-0.

By The Set

Set 1 | W, Samford 26-24 The Bulldogs found themselves in a hole down 19-9 in the initial set of the match – it was lead that seemed to be insurmountable. That however was not the case as Samford showed resilience and chipped away at the Chattanooga lead until the team deadlocked the score 23-23. From there the Bulldogs only had to fend off one set point down 24-23 which the team then ripped off three-straight points to take the set.
During the comeback the Samford defense limited the Chattanooga offense to only a pair of points.

Set 2 | W, Samford 25-13 The momentum that Samford had gained in the initial set carried over as the Bulldogs posted a .282 attack percentage with only a pair of errors. In contrast, the Mocs struggled to find an offense as they in turn posted their worst offensive outing of the match with a .083 attack average that included six attack errors and only nine sideouts in 25 opportunities.

Set 3 | W, Samford 25-19 After the intermission it was a battle of wills as Samford looked to maintain the momentum it had gained in the previous two sets while Chattanooga was looking for the spark that gave it a 19-9 advantage over the Bulldogs in the first set of play.

The result of the struggle translated into eight ties and a pair of lead changes throughout the set. The turning point came when the Bulldogs took a two point lead thanks to an offensive miscue by the Mocs and a monster kill by freshman Kelsey Hobbs from the right side to make the score 15-13. The two points was all the separation Samford needed to take the match.

Next Up

The Bulldogs return home to the Pete Hanna Center this weekend to take on Western Carolina on Friday at 7 p.m. then Furman on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the teams annual Dig Orange match.