SAMFORD VS. JSU BOX SCORE

SAMFORD VS. UAB BOX SCORE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford volleyball team earned a pair of wins to capture the championship of the 2019 Samford Invitational Saturday at the Pete Hanna Center. In Samford's first match of the day, the Bulldogs earned a 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19) win over Jacksonville State. Samford then took on UAB, defeating the Blazers, 3-1 (25-14, 25-23, 17-25, 25-21).
 
Samford went 3-0 in the tournament to improve to 4-2 on the season. UAB went 2-1 in the event and the Blazers are now 3-3 on the season. Samford's Grace Tiesman was named Tournament MVP, while Kelsi Hobbs and Briana Holmes were also named to the All-Tournament team. The full All-Tournament team is listed below the recap of the matches.


 
SAMFORD 3, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
 
KEY MOMENTS

• The first set was tight early with neither team able to build a significant lead until Samford took an 18-14 advantage.
• The Bulldogs built their lead out to 22-16, and Samford won the first set, 25-22.
• Samford jumped out to an early 10-3 lead in the second set.
• JSU fought back to cut the lead to 10-7, but Samford was able to extend its lead back out to 21-14.
• Samford won the second set, 25-17.
• In the third set, JSU took an early 6-4 lead, but Samford came back to take a 16-11 advantage.
• The Gamecocks scored the next five points to tie the score at 16-16.
• Samford scored six of the next seven points to take a 22-17 lead, and the Bulldogs took the set, 25-19, and the match, 3-0.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Hobbs led Samford in the match with 12 kills and seven digs.
• Lauren Deaton tallied 11 kills.
• Tiesman had nine kills and 14 digs.
• Corinne Meglic had 40 assists for the Bulldogs.

 

SAMFORD 3, UAB 1
 
KEY MOMENTS

• In the first set, Samford got off to a hot start, racing out to an 8-0 lead.
• The Bulldogs led by as many as 11 points and came away with a 25-14 set win.
• After Samford took a 5-1 lead in the second set, UAB scored the next four points to knot the score at 5-5.
• Samford regained the lead, taking a 10-7 advantage.
• With the set tied at 18-18, Samford scored the next five points in a row to take a 23-18 lead, but UAB answered by scoring the next four points to cut the lead to 23-22.
• Samford, however, scored two of the next three points to win the set, 25-23.
• In the third set, UAB jumped out to a 16-5 lead.
• The Blazers controlled the third set, coming away with the 25-17 win.
• In the fourth set, Samford built an 8-3 lead, but UAB fought back to cut the lead to 8-6.
• Samford pushed its lead back out to 13-8, but UAB again came back to cut the lead to 14-13.
• With Samford leading, 19-18, the Bulldogs scored six of the next nine points to take the 25-21 set win and the 3-1 match victory.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Tiesman had 16 kills and 10 digs to lead Samford in the match.
• Deaton tallied 15 kills and 11 digs, while Hobbs tallied 12 kills and 14 digs.
• Meglic had 44 assists for the Bulldogs.

 
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Anna Katherine Griggs, UNA
Lena Kindermann, JSU
Emma Mitchell, UAB
Fernanda Maida, UAB
Kelsi Hobbs, Samford
Briana Holmes, Samford
MVP-Grace Tiesman, Samford
 
NEXT UP
Samford (4-2) will travel to Kennesaw, Ga., to compete in the Kennesaw State Challenge next Friday and Saturday. The Bulldogs will take on Kennesaw State Friday at 6 p.m. (CT), and South Alabama Saturday at 11 a.m. (CT).