Volleyball Sweeps Western Carolina

Friday, October 6

Birmingham, AL

7:00 PM

Samford University

7-10,2-3SoCon

Western Carolina

4-12,1-4SoCon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Western Caro.	24	22	18	0
Samford	26	25	25	3

10.6.23 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford Volleyball team knocked off Southern Conference foe Western Carolina 3-0 on Friday evening.

With the win, The Bulldogs improve to 7-10 overall and 2-3 in SoCon action. The Catamounts drop to 4-12 overall and 1-4 in league play.

Ally Cordes (13) and Kaleigh Meritt (13) combined for 26 of the Bulldogs 46 kills on the night, with Cordes posting a .429 hitting percentage and Meritt adding six digs. Gracie Lynn Butler and Greer Golden both smashed seven kills, with Golden hitting .429 and tallying a pair of block assists.

Kayla Keshock (24) and Lexi Thatcher (13) teamed up for 37 of Samford's 43 assists, with Keshock logging a pair of service aces. Kate Morgan led the Bulldogs' defensive efforts with 11 digs.

Samford came out swinging, grabbing a 6-1 lead in the first set that turned into a 10-4 advantage following a kill by Butler. A late Meritt kill gave the Bulldogs a 23-18 lead, but the Catamounts answered with a 5-0 run that evened the score at 23. The Bulldogs fought for the final two points, with kills by Cordes and Golden giving them a 26-24 win in the set.

The Bulldogs once again jumped out to a big lead in set two, using a 6-0 run to go up 12-5. WCU used a 3-0 run and a 4-0 to work its way back and trim Samford's lead to 14-13. The Catamounts later took a 19-17 lead, but the Bulldogs responded by scoring four of the next five points to go up 21-20. With the score even at 21, Samford once again scored four of the next five, this time resulting in a 25-22 set-two win.

In set three, Samford created separation with a 3-0 run that was capped off by a kill from Meritt. With the score reading 20-15 in favor of the Bulldogs, a 3-0 run created enough breathing room for Samford to work its way to a 25-18 victory to clinch the match.

The Bulldogs hit .237 as a time, highlighted by a mark of .326 in the first set. The Bulldog defense held the Catamounts to just a .162 hitting percentage.

Samford Volleyball will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 7 when they host ETSU at 5:00 p.m. (CST) from the Pete Hanna Center.

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