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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford volleyball team earned a 3-1 (24-26, 25-15, 25-16, 25-17) win over Western Carolina Saturday night in the Pete Hanna Center. With the win, Samford ends the regular season with a record of 16-14 overall and 11-5 in Southern Conference play. Western Carolina falls to 12-15 overall and 6-10 in SoCon play.
Samford has earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Southern Conference Tournament. The tournament will begin Friday in Greensboro, N.C. , and Samford will play its first match at 4 p.m. (CT). Samford's opponent will be announced when the official bracket is revealed later tonight.
KEY MOMENTS
- In the first set, Western Carolina jumped out to an 18-12 lead.
- Samford fought back to tie the score at 24-24, but WCU scored the next two points to take the 26-24 set win.
- Samford jumped out to a 20-12 lead in the second set.
- Samford cruised to the 25-15 set victory.
- Samford led throughout the third set, taking a 21-13 advantage.
- The Bulldogs won the set, 25-16.
- In the fourth set, Samford raced out to an 18-5 lead.
- Samford came away with a 25-17 set win and a 3-1 match victory.
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