Thursday, October 29
Birmingham, Ala.
6 PM
Samford University
vs
UNC Greensboro
10.28.26 | Women's Soccer
GAME NOTES--SAMFORD VS. UNCG (PDF)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team will play host to the UNC Greensboro Spartans Thursday at 6 p.m. at Shauna Yelton Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+. The game will be the final regular-season home contest for the Bulldogs.
Samford and UNCG have met 22 previous times, with Samford holding a 15-5-2 series lead. Last season, the teams met in Greensboro, with Samford earning a 2-1 win.
Samford has an all-time record of 164-25-28 against the current members of the Southern Conference. In SoCon games only, including against former members, Samford has a mark of 139-17-27.
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Samford enters Thursday night's contest with a record of 9-2-5 overall and 6-0-2 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-0 win at The Citadel last Friday. Samford is currently tied with Furman for first place in the Southern Conference standings.
Sam De Luca leads the team in goals with six and in points with 12. Brinley Murphy is second on the team with 10 points (four goals, two assists). Caroline Smith has nine points (one goal, seven assists).
Samford goalkeeper Peyton Hull has a 0.44 goals against average, starting all 16 games and allowing just seven goals.
Samford head coach Todd Yelton is in his 25th season in charge of the program. He has a career record of 350-156-78, and he is Samford's all-time winningest coach with a mark of 310-124-74 in his time with the Bulldogs.
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UNC Greensboro carries a mark of 7-5-4 overall and 3-2-3 in SoCon play into Thursday night's contest. The Spartans are coming off a 1-1 draw at Chattanooga last Friday.
The Spartans have been led so far this season by Laney Smith with five goals and four assists for a total of 14 points. Madison Bass has four goals and three assists, while Merle Greulich has five goals.
UNC Greensboro goalkeeper Blythe Clark has started 15 games and has a 1.29 goals against average.
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Thursday night's game is set for a 6 p.m.start from Shauna Yelton Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available online. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2026 SCHEDULE.
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FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford soccer, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordSports (Facebook), @SamfordSoccer (Instagram) and @SamfordSoccer (Twitter).Â
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team will play host to the UNC Greensboro Spartans Thursday at 6 p.m. at Shauna Yelton Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+. The game will be the final regular-season home contest for the Bulldogs.
Samford and UNCG have met 22 previous times, with Samford holding a 15-5-2 series lead. Last season, the teams met in Greensboro, with Samford earning a 2-1 win.
Samford has an all-time record of 164-25-28 against the current members of the Southern Conference. In SoCon games only, including against former members, Samford has a mark of 139-17-27.
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Samford enters Thursday night's contest with a record of 9-2-5 overall and 6-0-2 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-0 win at The Citadel last Friday. Samford is currently tied with Furman for first place in the Southern Conference standings.
Sam De Luca leads the team in goals with six and in points with 12. Brinley Murphy is second on the team with 10 points (four goals, two assists). Caroline Smith has nine points (one goal, seven assists).
Samford goalkeeper Peyton Hull has a 0.44 goals against average, starting all 16 games and allowing just seven goals.
Samford head coach Todd Yelton is in his 25th season in charge of the program. He has a career record of 350-156-78, and he is Samford's all-time winningest coach with a mark of 310-124-74 in his time with the Bulldogs.
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UNC Greensboro carries a mark of 7-5-4 overall and 3-2-3 in SoCon play into Thursday night's contest. The Spartans are coming off a 1-1 draw at Chattanooga last Friday.
The Spartans have been led so far this season by Laney Smith with five goals and four assists for a total of 14 points. Madison Bass has four goals and three assists, while Merle Greulich has five goals.
UNC Greensboro goalkeeper Blythe Clark has started 15 games and has a 1.29 goals against average.
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Thursday night's game is set for a 6 p.m.start from Shauna Yelton Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available online. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2026 SCHEDULE.
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FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford soccer, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordSports (Facebook), @SamfordSoccer (Instagram) and @SamfordSoccer (Twitter).Â
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