Friday, October 06, 2006

Samford Volleyball To Host Two Conference Matches

--- Bulldogs take on Tennessee State, Austin Peay for the second time ---

Oct. 5, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- The Samford volleyball team will play host to conference foes Tennessee State and Austin Peay this Friday and Saturday. This will mark the second meeting of these teams this season.

Samford (5-13, 0-4 OVC) opened up conference play against the Governors of Austin Peay (3-13, 1-3 PVC) two weeks ago, Friday, Sept. 22, in Clarksville, Tenn. The Bulldogs went five games with the Governors, but eventually fell 3-2.

The Bulldogs met the Tigers of Tennessee State (10-9, 3-1 OVC) in Nashville the next day as the Tigers played host to the Bulldogs. TSU defeated Samford in three straight games, bringing the Bulldogs to 0-2 in the conference in the first weekend of conference play.

Samford leads the series with the Tigers, 8-4, while trailing in the series with Austin Peay, 3-6.

Match play opens this Friday at 7 p.m., as the Bulldogs take on Tennessee State in Seibert Hall. Samford will then face Austin Peay Saturday morning at 11 a.m., two hours before Samford’s kick-off against Eastern Kentucky at 1 p.m.

*** SAMFORD BULLDOGS ***

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