SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Samford volleyball team came from behind to earn a 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 20-25, 28-25, 15-12) win over Furman in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon at Richardson Indoor Stadium.
With the win, Samford improves to 23-5 on the season, and the Bulldogs will take on either ETSU or Mercer in Sunday's championship match. Furman ends its season with a record of 8-21.
SAMFORD 3, THE CITADEL 0
KEY MOMENTS
- In the first set, Furman jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led the entire set before winning, 25-19.
- Samford jumped out to a 12-6 lead in the second set.
- Samford built its lead to 18-11, but Furman fought back to cut the lead to one at 22-21.
- Samford scored three of the next four points to take the set, 25-22.
- In the third set, Samford led, 17-15, but Furman closed the set with a 10-3 run to take the 25-20 win.
- The teams battled throughout the fourth set.
- With the score tied at 26-26, Samford scored the next two points to take the 28-26 win and force a fifth set.
- In the fifth set, Samford jumped out to a 7-3 lead.
- Furman cut the lead to one at 11-10, but Samford scored four of the next six points to close out the 15-12 set win and the 3-2 match victory.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
NEXT UP
- Sunday's championship match is set for 1 p.m. (CT) in Spartanburg, S.C.
