CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Samford volleyball team defeated The Citadel 3-0 Friday night in Charleston, S.C. With the victory, the Bulldogs swept the season matchup against their conference foe and improve to 14-13 overall and  9-4 in the Southern Conference.

KEY MOMENTS

• Samford and The Citadel battled in the first set until a kill each from Taylor Anderton and Kelsi Hobbs gave the Bulldogs a 24-17 lead. Samford clinched the first set following an ace by Kelsi Hobbs.
• The Citadel had the second set at set point before Samford fought off a set point, then rattled off three straight kills to win the second set and took a commanding lead of the match.
• In the third set, Samford jumped out to an 11-4 lead early.
• The Bulldogs would push their lead out to 20-12.
• Samford's offense would continue to be dominating and they would take the set 25-12 to secure the match sweep.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Lauren Deaton led Samford with 13 kills.
• Krista Boesing and Kelsi Hobbs each added 10 kills for the Bulldogs.
• Taylor Anderton led the team with 37 assists.
• Grace Tiesman led the team in digs with 10.

 
NEXT UP
Samford will travel to Macon, Georgia, to take on the Mercer Bears tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 3. The match is set for a 6 p.m. (CT) start.