Bulldogs To Host Tennessee Tech In SoCon Semifinals Friday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team will play host to Tennessee Tech in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament Friday at 4 p.m. at Shauna Yelton Field. The game can be seen live on ESPN+.

Samford and Tennessee Tech have met 14 previous times, with Samford owning an 11-2-1 series lead. The teams met earlier this season, with Samford taking a 2-0 win at home.

Samford has an all-time record of 30-8-4 in Southern Conference Tournament games. The Bulldogs have won seven SoCon Tournament titles, including winning the last two championships.

Samford enters the game with a record of 12-2-5 overall and 8-0-2 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs are coming off a 5-1 win over Western Carolina in Sunday's quarterfinal round. Samford tied with Furman for the SoCon regular-season title and Samford won the tie breaker to earn the No. 1 seed for the tournament.

Sam De Luca leads the team in goals with eight and in points with 18. Brinley Murphy has six goals and three assists for 15 points.

Samford goalkeeper Peyton Hull has a 0.44 goals against average, starting all 19 games and allowing just eight goals.

Samford head coach Todd Yelton is in his 25th season in charge of the program. He has a career record of 353-156-78, and he is Samford's all-time winningest coach with a mark of 313-124-74 in his time with the Bulldogs.

Tennessee Tech enters Friday's game with a mark of 9-7-4 overall and 5-3-2 in Southern Conference play. The Golden Eagles advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over Chattanooga on Sunday.

Tennessee Tech has been led so far this season by Kayla Childs with six goals and two assists for 14 total points. Tori Soutuyo has scored three goals for the Golden Eagled. Tennessee Tech goalkeeper Laila McNamee has a 1.1 3 goals against average in 14 games.

Friday's game is set for a 4 p.m.(CT) 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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Players Mentioned

Sam De Luca

Peyton Hull

Brinley Murphy

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