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VB_Bulldog Classic Day 1
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Samford SU 3-4,0-0 SoCon
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Winner Army West Point ARM 2-5,0-0 Patriot
Samford SU
3-4,0-0 SoCon
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Final
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Army West Point ARM
2-5,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Samford SU 21 25 15 14 (1)
Army West Point ARM 25 22 25 25 (3)
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Jacksonville JVille 3-5,0-0 ASUN
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Winner Samford SU 4-4,0-0 SoCon
Jacksonville JVille
3-5,0-0 ASUN
0
Final
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Samford SU
4-4,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Jacksonville JVille 23 19 21 (0)
Samford SU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Splits Day One of Bulldog Classic

ATHENS, Ga. – The Samford Volleyball team went 1-1 on the first day of the Bulldog Classic, dropping a 3-1 contest to Army and sweeping Jacksonville University 3-0.
 
The Bulldogs sit at 4-4 on the season following the split.
 
 
ARMY GAME
 
Gracie Lynn Butler logged a career-high 22 kills in the setback and added 10 digs for her second double-double of the season. The junior outside hitter finished the day hitting .308
 
Kaleigh Meritt posted nine kills while Kayla Keshock registered five kills, three block assists, and two service aces. Kate Wonus and Greer Golden both tallied three block assists while Lexi Thatcher compiled 39 assists.
 
On the defensive side, Kate Morgan led the Bulldogs with 16 digs while Amelia Johnston also finished in double figures with 13 digs.
 
The Bulldogs created separation in set one with a 5-0 run, capped off by a Keyshock kill, that put them up 15-10. Army fought its way back with a 5-0 run that gave them a 21-19 advantage. After Samford trimmed its deficit to 22-21, the Black Knights scored the set's final three points to claim it.
 
In set two, the Bulldogs once again used a scoring run to pull ahead, scoring four unanswered to go up 13-6 following a kill by Golden. The Black Knights cut into Samford's lead with a 4-0 run that made the score 22-20 in favor of the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs used a pair of Meritt kills to get to set points before eventually winning it, 25-22.
 
The Black Knights took control of the third set when they grabbed six out of a possible seven points to take a 10-4 lead. Army expanded its lead to 17-7 but the Bulldogs fought their way back to make it an 18-14 contest following a Butler kill. From there, the Black Knights put the set away with a 5-0 run to go up 23-14 before clinching the set 25-15.
 
 
Army jumped out to an 11-6 lead on the back of a 4-0 run in set four. The Bulldogs cut the Black Knights' lead to 18-14 following a kill from Meritt, but Army put the match away by scoring the final seven points unanswered to seal the deal.
 
 

 
JACKSONVILLE GAME
 
Butler led the Bulldogs in kills once again, knocking 15 against the Dolphins and adding seven digs. Meritt amassed nine kills while Keshock and Golden each added six, with Golden posting a team-high four block assists.
 
Thatcher distributed 34 assists while Morgan logged 15 digs in the win.
 
The Bulldogs hit .324 in a first set that went back and forth. Samford took a 13-8 lead on a Dolphin ball handling error, but a 3-0 run by Jacksonville trimmed the Bulldogs' lead to 13-11. The two teams traded points until the Dolphins tied the score at 22. From there, Samford scored the next two points to go up 24-22 before eventually claiming the set 25-23.
 
In set two, the Bulldogs created separation with a 3-0 run that put them up 14-11. JU cut Samford's lead to 18-17, but the Bulldogs snatched all of the momentum away from their counterparts with a 5-0 run that gave them a 23-17 advantage before winning the set 25-19.
 
Samford took control early in the third set with a 7-3 run to begin, but the Dolphins answered with a 6-0 run later that gave them a 16-15 lead. The Bulldogs battled to tie the set at 21 and from there scored the final four points to clinch the sweep.
 
"Today was a great example of having the correct mindset," Head Coach Keylor Chan said. "Our mental approach to competition and all that it encompasses is critical in successful outcomes. The army match was a prime example of becoming the hunted mindset. In our Jacksonville match, we flipped into becoming a hunter. We must continue to move into the hunter mindset and go earn our success."
 
The Bulldogs will return to the court for their final match of the Bulldog Classic on Friday, Sept. 8 when they face off against host institution Georgia. First serve from Athens, Ga. is slated for 5:00 p.m. (CST).
 
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