BOX SCORE (PDF)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Samford volleyball took undefeated and 25^th-ranked Alabama to a fifth set before eventually falling, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 10-15) Tuesday evening at Foster Auditorium. Samford falls to 4-7 with the loss, while Alabama improves to 10-0.
 
NO. 25 ALABAMA 3, SAMFORD 2
 
KEY MOMENTS

• The first set was close early on until, with Samford leading, 13-11, the Bulldogs went on an 8-0 run to take a 21-11 lead.
• Alabama fought back to cut the lead to six at 24-18, but a kill by Kelsi Hobbs closed out the 25-18 set win for Samford.
• The second set was also neck-and-neck most of the way.
• With Samford trailing, 20-19, Alabama scored five of the final seven points to win the set, 25-21.
• In the middle of the third set, Alabama used a 5-1 run to take a 20-16 lead, forcing a Samford timeout.
• Coming out of the timeout, Samford used a 9-3 run to take the 25-23 set victory.
• Alabama jumped out to an early 7-3 lead in the fourth set.
• The Crimson Tide built its lead to six points at 22-16, and eventually took the set, 25-19.
• The teams traded points through the first half of the fifth set.
• With the score tied at 9-9, Alabama closed the match with a 6-1 run for a 15-10 set victory and the match win by a score of 3-2.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Krista Boesing led Samford with 19 kills. She now has 1,035 career kills, the 11th-highest total in school history.
• Kelsi Hobbs had 14 kills, while Shayla Phillip followed with 13.
• Lauren Deaton led the team in digs with 19.
• Taylor Anderton tallied 48 assists for the Bulldogs.

 
NEXT UP
Samford will play at Air Force Friday night. The match is set for an 8 p.m. (CT) start.