BOX SCORE (PDF)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Samford University volleyball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 (18-25, 19-25, 14-25) loss at the 17
th-ranked and No. 11 national seed USC Trojans Friday night at the Galen Center.
Samford ends its season with a record of 19-15. This marked the fourth time in program history Samford qualified for the NCAA Tournament, having previously reached the tournament in 2011, 2014 and 2016. USC improves to 22-10, and the Trojans will take on San Diego in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Kelsi Hobbs led Samford with 12 kills and seven digs.
- Krista Boesing had 10 kills. Boesing ends her career with 1,376 career kills, ranking fourth in school history.
- Lauren Deaton tallied seven digs.
- Taylor Anderton had 36 assists. Anderton finishes her career with 3,824 career assists, the fourth-highest total in program history.
KEY MOMENTS
- In the first set, USC jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but Samford scored the next three points to cut the lead to 7-5.
- The Trojans then pushed their lead to five points at 10-5.
- Samford cut the lead to three at 17-14, but USC pushed its lead to 21-15.
- The Trojans took the first set by a score of 25-18.
- Samford jumped out to an early 8-6 lead in the second set.
- USC fought back to take a 14-11 lead.
- Samford fought back to cut the lead to two at 20-18, but USC scored five of the next six points to take the 25-19 set victory.
- The Trojans jumped out to an early 6-2 lead in the third set.
- USC pushed its lead out to seven points at 10-3.
- The Trojans built their lead to 11 points at 23-12.
- USC closed the set with a 25-14 set win and a 3-0 match victory.
