BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University volleyball team will travel to Greensboro, N.C., to take on the UNCG Spartans Sunday and Monday. The teams are set to play Sunday at 5 p.m. (CT) and Monday at 4 p.m. (CT) in Fleming Gymnasium.
 
Samford enters the weekend with a record of 5-1. The Bulldogs are coming off a two-match sweep of Wofford, earning the wins by scores of 3-1 and 3-0. UNCG currently has a mark of 0-6 after dropping two matches at ETSU last week by scores of 3-2 and 3-0.

THE RUN DOWNBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University volleyball team will travel to Greensboro, N.C., to take on the UNCG Spartans Sunday and Monday. The teams are set to play Sunday at 5 p.m. (CT) and Monday at 4 p.m. (CT) in Fleming Gymnasium.
Opponent: at UNCG (0-6, 0-6 SoCon)
Dates: Feb. 21 and 22, 2021
Site: Greensboro, N.C. (Fleming Gymnasium)
Time: 5 p.m. (Feb. 21), 4 p.m. (Feb. 22)
Live Stats: Click Here-Sunday, Click Here-Monday

SERIES HISTORY

• Samford and UNCG have met 24 previous times, with Samford owning a 16-8 advantage in the series.
• The teams met twice during the 2019 season, with Samford earning a pair of 3-1 wins.

 
FOCAL POINT

• Samford looks to carry the momentum it gained by winning four-straight home matches over the last two weekends.

 
BULLDOGS TO WATCH

• Outside hitter Lauren Deaton leads the SoCon in kills per set, averaging 5.68 through the first six matches of the year.
• Setter Corinne Meglic currently leads the league in assists per set at 12.05.

 
NEWS & NOTES

• Corinne Meglic has been named the Southern Conference's Setter of the Week the last two weeks in a row.
• This season, due to COVID-19 concerns, Samford will play only Southern Conference matches, playing each team on back-to-back days (Sundays and Mondays) at the same site.

 
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