Volleyball Earns 3-1 Win Over UNCG

Saturday, October 12

Birmingham, Ala.

5:00 PM (CT)

Samford University

12-4, 6-0SoCon

UNC Greensboro

8-12, 2-4SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
UNCG	13	24	25	14	1
Samford	25	26	23	25	3

Lauren Deaton led Samford with 17 kills and seven digs against UNCG Saturday.

10.12.19 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford volleyball team earned a 3-1 (25-13, 26-24, 23-25, 25-14) win over UNCG in Southern Conference action Saturday evening in the Pete Hanna Center.

With the win, Samford improves to 12-4 overall and 6-0 in Southern Conference play. UNCG falls to 8-12 overall and 2-4 in league matches.

SAMFORD 3, UNCG 1

KEY MOMENTS

In the first set, Samford jumped out to a 17-7 lead.
The Bulldogs built their lead to 21-11 and eventually won the set, 25-13.
Samford took an early 7-4 lead in the second set.
With the score tied at 24-24, Samford scored the next two points to take the set by a score of 26-24.
The third set was tight throughout.
With Samford leading, 23-19, UNCG went on a 6-0 run to take the set, 25-23.
In the fourth set, UNCG took an early 4-1 lead, but Samford came back with a 12-2 run to take a 13-6 lead.
Samford built its lead to 10 points at 23-13, and the Bulldogs finished with a 25-14 set win and a 3-1 match victory.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford was led in the match by Lauren Deaton with 17 kills and seven digs.
Kelsi Hobbs tallied 13 kills and eight digs.
Grace Tiesman tallied 12 kills and 15 digs.
Corinne Meglic posted 45 assists in the win.

NEXT UP
Samford will host ETSU on Friday, Oct. 18. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center. Admission to the match is FREE.