Volleyball Falls To Wright State In NCAA First Round

Wednesday, April 14

Omaha, Neb.

6 PM (CT)

Samford University

15-4,14-3SoCon

Wright State

17-1,15-0Horizon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Samford	20	12	15	0
Wright St.	25	25	25	3

Box Score (PDF)

Kenya McQuirter vs Wright State 2021 spring NCAA Tournament

Volleyball Falls To Wright State In NCAA First Round

4.14.21 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BOX SCORE (PDF)

OMAHA, Neb. – The Samford volleyball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 (20-25, 12-25, 15-25) loss to Wright State Wednesday evening at the CHI Health Center Omaha.

Samford ends its season with a record of 15-4. This marked Samford's third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the fourth in the last five years. Wright State improves to 17-1, and the Raiders will take on the fourth-seeded Texas Longhorns in Thursday's second round.

WRIGHT STATE 3, SAMFORD 0

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Lauren Deaton had nine kills to lead Samford.
Sarah Hayes Farley led the team in digs with 11.
Kayla Keshock dished out 22 assists for the Bulldogs.
For Wright State, Megan Alders and Nyssa Baker had nine kills each.

KEY MOMENTS

In the first set, Wright State jumper out to a 5-1 lead.
The Raiders extended their lead to 17-7.
Samford fought back to cut the lead to 17-10.
Wright State extended its lead back to 10 at 23-13, and the Raiders took the first set, 25-20.
Wright State raced out to a 9-0 lead in the second set.
The Raiders built a 22-10 lead, and Wright State won the second set, 25-12.
Wright State again got off to a quick start in the third set, grabbing an early 9-2 lead.
WSU built a 16-4 lead, but Samford used a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 16-9.
The Raiders pushed the lead back out to 22-10.
Samford scored the next four points to cut the lead to 22-14.
Wright State, however, closed out the 25-15 set win and the match win, three sets to none.

NEXT UP
The loss ends Samford's season with a mark of 15-4.

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