Bulldogs To Play At ETSU Sunday

GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT ETSU (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team will travel to Johnson City, Tenn., to take on the ETSU Bucs Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT).

Samford and ETSU have met 16 previous times, with Samford leading the series, 12-1-3. Last season, the teams met at Shauna Yelton Field, with Samford earning a 3-0 win.

Samford has an all-time record of 160-25-27 against the current members of the Southern Conference. In SoCon games only, including against former members, Samford has a mark of 135-17-26.

Sunday's game has a special meaning for the coaches involved. ETSU head coach Jay Yelton, who served on Samford's staff for 17 years, is the brother of Samford head coach Todd Yelton. Another Yelton brother, Matt, is an ETSU assistant coach.

Samford enters Sunday's contest with a record of 5-2-4 overall and 2-0-1 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs are coming off a 1-1 draw with Wofford Thursday evening.

Sam De Luca leads the team in goals with three and in points with six. Caroline Smith has one goal and four assists to tie De Luca for the team lead with six points. Martha Bishop has two goals, while Annie McBride and Brinley Murphy have one goal and two assists each.

Samford goalkeeper Peyton Hull has a 0.56 goals against average, starting all 11 games and allowing just six goals.

Samford head coach Todd Yelton is in his 25th season in charge of the program. He has a career record of 346-156-76, and he is Samford's all-time winningest coach with a mark of 306-124-72 in his time with the Bulldogs.

ETSU carries a mark of 7-3-1 overall and 4-0-0 in SoCon play into Sunday's contest. The Bucs are coming off a 3-1 win at Western Carolina on Thursday.

ETSU has been led so far this season by Reagan Fitzgerald with six goals and two assists for a total of 14 points. Alex Beck has three goals so far for the Bucs.

ETSU goalkeeper Addison Yelton has started all 11 games, posting a 1.02 goals against average.

Sunday's game is set for a 12 p.m. (CT) start from Johnson City, Tenn. Live stats will 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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Players Mentioned

Martha Bishop

Sam De Luca

Peyton Hull

Annie McBride

Brinley Murphy

Caroline Smith

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