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Samford vs The Citadel 2021
Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic
2
The Citadel Cit 9-12,8-10 SoCon
3
Winner Samford SU 13-3,13-3 SoCon
The Citadel Cit
9-12,8-10 SoCon
2
Final
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Samford SU
13-3,13-3 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
The Citadel Cit 28 25 29 25 13 (2)
Samford SU 30 18 31 17 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Secures Share Of SoCon Title With Dramatic 3-2 Win Over The Citadel

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford volleyball team earned a share of its second-straight Southern Conference regular-season title with a 3-2 (30-28, 18-25, 31-29, 17-25, 15-13) win over The Citadel Monday evening in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
With the win, Samford finishes the regular season with a 13-3 mark, all in Southern Conference play, putting the Bulldogs in a tie for the regular-season title with Mercer. By virtue of the league's tiebreaker, Samford will earn the No. 1 seed and hosting honor for this week's SoCon Tournament. The Citadel falls to 9-12 overall and 7-9 in league play.
 
SAMFORD 3, THE CITADEL 2
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE  
KEY MOMENTS
  • The teams traded points early in the first set until The Citadel used a 6-0 run to take a 13-7 lead.
  • With Samford trailing, 15-9, the home Bulldogs went on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 15-14.
  • The teams fought into extra points in the first set.
  • With the score tied at 28-28, back-to-back Samford points gave the home team the 30-28 set win.
  • In the second set, with Samford leading, 6-5, The Citadel went on a 6-0 run to take an 11-6 advantage.
  • The Citadel built a 22-13 lead.
  • The Citadel took the second set, 25-18.
  • In the third set, The Citadel built a 15-7 lead.
  • The Citadel pushed its lead to 21-10.
  • Samford scored the next seven points to cut the lead to 21-17.
  • With The Citadel leading, 23-18, Samford scored the next six points to take a 24-23 lead.
  •  The teams played into extra points again with Samford taking a 31-29 win on a service ace by Kayla Keshock.
  •  In the fourth set, The Citadel built a 12-7 lead.
  • The Citadel pushed its lead to 19-12.
  • The Citadel took the fourth set, 25-17.
  • In the fifth and final set, The Citadel built a 9-5 lead.
  • Samford came back to tie the score at 12-12.
  • With the score tied at 13-13, Samford scored the next two points, taking the 15-13 win with the winning point coming on a kill by Lauren Deaton.
 
NEXT UP
As the No. 1 seed, Samford will host the Southern Conference Tournament, with the semifinals scheduled for Friday, and the finals set for Saturday, all at the Pete Hanna Center. Samford will take on the No. 4 seed Wofford in the semifinals Friday at 4 p.m. 
 
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