Friday, September 2
Birmingham, Alabama
2 p.m.
Samford University
3-2
3
vs
1
Tennessee Tech
3-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 25 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| Samford | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Caroline Summers
Bulldogs Take Two To Open Samford-UAB Challenge
9.2.16 | Women's Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University volleyball team completed a two-game sweep of Tennessee Tech and Northwestern State on the first day of the Samford-UAB Challenge Invitational on Friday, Sept. 2, inside the Pete Hanna Center.
The Bulldogs (4-2) picked up the pair of wins behind the exceptional offensive performances the trio of attackers in Erin Bognar, Kate Neisler and Gabbi Greenwald. All three recorded 20 plus kills through the two matches.
Neisler paced the group with 29 kills (.186) while Bognar tallied 28 kills (.282) and Greenwald rounded out the effort with 20 kills (.275) on the day.
Bognar not only helped spearhead the Bulldogs offensive efforts she, along with Neisler, led Samford with 32 digs compared to Neisler' 25. Freshman libero Grace Tiesman contributed 22 digs through the seven sets.
Samford opened up the day with a gutsy 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20) win over Tennessee Tech (3-2). The team had to rally after a tough start to the match where they dropped the first set 25-20 to the Golden Eagles.
The Bulldogs only sided out at 47% but managed to string together numbers of 66%, 63% and 60% to close out the match.
In the nightcap, Samford carried the momentum over to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-21) victory over the Lady Demons from Northwestern State.
The Bulldogs defense, led by Bognar and Neisler, racked up 54 digs on the evening while senior middle blocker Kiahna Wicks was error free with six kills on 10 attempts.
Samford returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. when the team takes on Radford University here inside the Pete Hanna Center to close out the Samford-UAB Challenge.
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The Bulldogs (4-2) picked up the pair of wins behind the exceptional offensive performances the trio of attackers in Erin Bognar, Kate Neisler and Gabbi Greenwald. All three recorded 20 plus kills through the two matches.
Neisler paced the group with 29 kills (.186) while Bognar tallied 28 kills (.282) and Greenwald rounded out the effort with 20 kills (.275) on the day.
Bognar not only helped spearhead the Bulldogs offensive efforts she, along with Neisler, led Samford with 32 digs compared to Neisler' 25. Freshman libero Grace Tiesman contributed 22 digs through the seven sets.
Samford opened up the day with a gutsy 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20) win over Tennessee Tech (3-2). The team had to rally after a tough start to the match where they dropped the first set 25-20 to the Golden Eagles.
The Bulldogs only sided out at 47% but managed to string together numbers of 66%, 63% and 60% to close out the match.
In the nightcap, Samford carried the momentum over to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-21) victory over the Lady Demons from Northwestern State.
The Bulldogs defense, led by Bognar and Neisler, racked up 54 digs on the evening while senior middle blocker Kiahna Wicks was error free with six kills on 10 attempts.
Samford returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. when the team takes on Radford University here inside the Pete Hanna Center to close out the Samford-UAB Challenge.
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Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
RS
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/DS
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
NWST
SAM
Kills
30
43
Errors
22
13
Attempts
110
117
Hitting %
.073
.256
Points
35.0
51.0
Assists
27
40
Aces
0
3
Blocks
5.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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