Volleyball Advances To SoCon Title Match With 3-2 Win Over Wofford

Friday, April 2

Birmingham, Ala.

4 PM (CT)

Samford University

14-3,14-3SoCon

Wofford

10-7,10-7SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Wofford	21	25	19	25	14	2
Samford	25	23	25	12	16	3

Box Score (PDF)

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

Volleyball Advances To SoCon Title Match With 3-2 Win Over Wofford

4.2.21 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score Photo Gallery

BOX SCORE (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford volleyball team advanced to the finals of the Southern Conference Tournament with a 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 12-25, 16-14) win over Wofford in the semifinals Friday afternoon at the Pete Hanna Center.

With the win, Samford improves to 14-3 on the season. Wofford ends its season with a mark of 10-7.

SAMFORD 3, WOFFORD 2

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Lauren Deaton led Samford with 16 kills and 22 digs.
Kenya McQuirter also had 16 kills for the Bulldogs.
Kayla Keshock dished out 40 assists in the win.
Emily Naubert led Samford with 23 digs.
Wofford was led by Sarah Barham with 12 kills

KEY MOMENTS

Samford jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the first set.
Samford built the lead to 18-8.
The Bulldogs took the first set, 25-21.
In the second set, Samford built an 11-7 lead.
With Samford leading, 16-9, Wofford went on an 8-2 run to cut the lead to 18-17.
With Samford leading, 23-22, Wofford scored the next three points to win the set, 25-23.
Samford grabbed an early 11-5 lead in the third set.
The Bulldogs built a 23-17 lead, and Samford took the set, 25-19.
In the fourth set, Wofford opened up a 16-3 lead.
The Terriers took the fourth set, 25-12.
Samford jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the fifth and final set.
Wofford fought back to take an 8-6 lead.
With Wofford leading, 14-13, Samford scored three-straight points to win the set, 16-14, and the match, three sets to two.

NEXT UP
Samford will play for a third-straight SoCon Tournament title in Saturday's championship match at 4 p.m. The Bulldogs will face the winner of Friday's second semifinal match between Mercer and Western Carolina.

FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford volleyball, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordVolleyball (Facebook), @SamfordVB (Instagram) and @SamfordVB (Twitter).