LISTEN: Samford at UTSA

Here is the final two minutes of the Samford at UT-San Antonio basketball game, from Dec. 20. Post-game interviews follow. Mike Grace with the play-by-play:

LISTEN: Samford defeats USF 64-47

The Samford women's basketball team beat South Florida 64-47, Saturday, Nov. 27 in Birmingham.

Listen to the full broadcast, with Mike Grace on the play-by-play:

Bob Roller interview

Mike Grace talks with Director of Athletics Bob Roller during halftime of the Samford-Citadel football game, Nov. 20, 2010. Roller has announced his resignation, effective the end of November.

LISTEN: Samford defeats Auburn 79-68

Listen to the broadcast of the Nov. 19 men's basketball game at Auburn.

Samford Volleyball takes down Elon, another #1 in their division, 3-0 on 10-31-10

The Samford Volleyball team with another win over a top opponent in their division in the SOCON to jump higher in the standings with the top 4 teams in the North Division all very close with only 3 games left to play in the season.

North Division                 SOCON           Overall    ***As of 11-4-10

UNCG                                   7 - 5                  19 - 8

Appalachian State                 7 - 5                  16 - 9

Elon                                      7 - 5                  16 - 13

Samford                              7 - 6                  13 - 14

Chattanooga                         5 - 8                  10 - 19

Western Carolina                  1 - 11                 6 - 22

After the game, Anthony Bolus interviews head coach Dex Schroeder.

Samford Volleyball takes down #1 in North Division UNCG 3-1 on 10-30-10

Samford volleyball is starting its way back to the top of their division after the big upset over UNCG 3-1 in the Pete Hanna Center on
10-30-10.

After the game, Anthony Bolus interviews Head Coach Dex Schroeder.

Spotlight Samford Sports 10-27-10

Spotlight Samford Sports report for the last week in October. 

Anthony Bolus interviews head coach Dex Schroeder of the volleyball team along with reports by Chenelle Terry and Jonathan Bailey regarding other Samford sports.

Spotlight Samofrd Sports 10-20-10

Samford sports recap from this week.  Head story is women's soccer team keeps winning streak alive.

Comments from head coach Todd Yelton after the women's soccer game.

WVSU-Samford Sports Network Schedule

The broadcast schedule through November - including basketball games - is now online at the WVSU website. Our first basketball broadcast is Nov. 15 when the Samford women open the season at Texas Tech.

Volleyball Loses 3-1 to App. St. on 10-09-10

The Samford volleyball team ended their 2 game win streak after Appalachian State upended the Bulldogs 3-1.

Anthony Bolus interviews head coach Derek Schroeder after the game.

Volleyball Downs SOCON Opponent Western Carolina 3-0 on 10/08/10





The Samford volleyball team enjoyed a 3-0 victory at home over SOCON opponent Western Carolina.

Anthony Bolus interviews head coach Derek Schroeder after the game.

Spotlight Samford Sports: #1 App. St. Beats Samford 35-17



Samford lost at home to top ranked Appalachian State 35-17 last Saturday, Sept 25th. The Mountaineers had 4 INT to help their cause and keep their #1 ranking.

Anthony Bolus interviews Samford head coach Pat Sullivan after the game followed by a quick recap on the rest of Samford sports by Jordan Gotfredson.

Spotlight Samford Sports




Junior safety Hunter Cassity
blocked a Newberry
punt which gave the deciding
lead to Samford

Sophomore linebacker
Darion Sutton ran in the
blocked punt 24 yards
for the big TD



Football headlines our sports segment this week as the Bulldogs came from behind to beat Newberry College last Thursday.  Now the Dogs are preparing for #1 Appalachian State, this Saturday at 2 pm at Seibert Stadium, to open Southern Conference play. 

Anthony Bolus talks with a few of the student-athletes after the game last week, followed by a sports recap from Jordan Gotfredson on Samford soccer, volleyball, and cross country.


 

Samford 38, Newberry 35 - Highlights

The Samford Bulldogs (2-1) overcame a determined effort from Division II Newberry College for 38-35 win in the Bulldogs home opener Thursday night. Here are play-by-play highlights from the game, from Mike Grace of the Samford Sports Network:

Spotlight Samford Sports



Junior Goalkeeper
Alyssa Whitehead
named SOCON
player of the week







Leading Story this week is Samford Women's Soccer as the WVSU sports staff, Anthony Bolus and Jordan Gotfredson, interviews players from the soccer team who are on a winning streak and keep you updated on other Samford sports from the past week (Samford football, volleyball and men's golf).



Football defeats Northwestern State 19-7

The Bulldogs improved to 1-1 on the season with a road win at Northwestern (La.) State, 19-7.

Here are a few highlights from the Samford victory. Mike Grace of the Samford Sports Network with the play-by-play...

Samford Finishes Bulldog Invitational 2-2

Senior setter Hillary Fountain was
named SoCon offensive player
of the week as she posted about 9
assists per set along with a double-
double against Tenn Tech with 33
assists and 15 kills.

The Bulldogs played in the 2 day tournament last Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th. Samford won the first game on Friday against Northwestern St 3-0 followed by losing a rough game to North Texas 3-1 later in the evening. On Saturday, the Bulldogs walloped Tennessee Tech 3-0 in their first match of the day then lost to the Orange of Syracuse 3-0 that night. Syracuse went undefeated for the tournament to become tournament champions.

After the Bulldog Invitational was completed, Anthony Bolus was able to interview Head Coach Derek Schroeder of Samford to hear his thoughts on the tournament.

The volleyball team will travel to Oxford, Mississippi this weekend (Sept. 10-11) for the Magnolia Invitational as they will play against the University of Louisiana, Southern Miss and host team Ole Miss.

Spotlight Samford tonight

Tune in today and every Wednesday at 5 pm for Spotlight Samford, an update on what's new and exciting at Samford University. On today's sports segment, Anthony Bolus and Jordan Gotfredson talk soccer and get a volleyball update from coach Dex Schroeder.

Samford-FSU: Bryce Smith and Dustin Taliaferro

Samford junior quarterback Dustin Taliaferro and senior linebacker Bryce Smith talk with the media following Saturday's game at Florida State.

Samford-FSU: Pat Sullivan

Samford football coach Pat Sullivan talks with the media following Saturday's game at Florida State.

Samford vs. Florida State

Mike Grace and Jay Roberson set the scene at Bobby
Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium before Samford's
game with Florida State.

The Bulldogs lost to the 20th-ranked Florida State Seminoles 59-6 in the season opener for both.

Follow the Bulldogs all season on WVSU-FM 91.1 and online at www.samford.edu/wvsu.

Samford Volleyball defeats Troy 3-1

Redshirt freshman Lyndsey
Holt recorded 11 kills and 13
digs - her first double-double.

The Samford volleyball team defeated Troy 3-1 in Wednesday's home opener at the Pete Hanna Center. The Bulldogs (3-1) dropped the first set, then took the final three from the Trojans (1-3).

After the match, WVSU's Anthony Bolus talked with Samford coach Dex Schroeder.


The Bulldogs host the Samford Invitational Friday and Saturday, featuring Northwestern State, North Texas, Tennessee Tech and Syracuse.

Jimbo Fisher-ACC Teleconference

Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher talks with the media about his first game leading the Seminoles - vs. Samford - Saturday at 11 am (CT) in a game televised nationally by ESPN-U. Fisher succeeds legendary FSU coach Bobby Bowden, and played at Samford under head coach Terry Bowden.



Mike Grace and Jay Roberson will have play-by-play coverage of the game, beginning at 10:30 am on WVSU-FM 91.1 and WVSU Online.

Samford Sports Today

Get your daily dose of the Samford Bulldogs weekdays at 12 and 5 pm, starting today. Mike Grace and rest of the Samford Sports Network crew will give a two-minute update on Fall sports - Monday through Friday - on WVSU-FM 91.1.

Go Bulldogs!

The Samford University Bulldog Marching Band

Fan Fest: Bob Roller

Samford director of athletics Bob Roller talks with Mike Grace about the new soccer/track and field facility now under construction.

Fan Fest: Derek Schroeder

Samford volleyball coach Dex Schroeder talks with Mike Grace about the 2010 squad. The Bulldogs open the season Friday at the Arkansas Invitational, vs. Grambling State. The first home match is next Wednesday (Sept. 1) at 7 pm vs. Troy.

Fan Fest: Pat Sullivan

Samford football coach Pat Sullivan talks with Mike Grace about the Bulldogs' preparations for the Sept. 4 opener at Florida State.

Fan Fest: David Goodwin

Samford's director of alumni and parent programs David Goodwin talks with Mike Grace about the Samford-Florida State gatherings in Tallahassee, tailgating at Samford and Homecoming.




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Fan Fest: Rod Tiffin

Samford track and field coach Rod Tiffin talks with Mike Grace from Fan Fest.

Fan Fest: Todd Yelton

Samford soccer coach Todd Yelton talks with Mike Grace, live from Fan Fest. The Bulldogs play their home opener Friday at 7 pm, vs. Mercer.

Special edition of Samford Sports Weekly tonight

Join us tonight (Tuesday) from 5-6 pm for a special Samford Sports Weekly, live from Samford FanFest. Mike Grace will be broadcasting from Seibert Stadium, talking with head football coach Pat Sullivan, soccer's Todd Yelton and volleyball's Dex Schroeder. Also, Mike will get the scoop on FSU tailgating from alumni director David Goodwin, and a big announcement on new athletics facilities from Director of Athletics Bob Roller.

If you miss the broadcast, check back here tomorrow for audio excerpts.

NorthStar Soccer

WVSU's report on the NorthStar Soccer program is a finalist in the National Student Production Awards as best radio documentary. The segment was written and produced for Spotlight Samford by junior journalism and mass communication major Lauren Womack, along with reporters Jordan Gotfredson (sophomore-JMC and soccer) and Anthony Bolus (pharmacy).

The NorthStar Soccer Club is directed by Samford alumna and former soccer player Val Kikkert, and is a component of NorthStar Youth Ministries. The current SU soccer team frequently volunteers in working with the children.

Here is the report, from Nov. 2009:



A new season of NorthStar soccer begins Monday. For more information on how you can support the program, please visit NorthStar Youth Ministries.

A new season of Spotlight Samford returns in September.

Samford Sports Weekly: Garrett Rice

Garrett Rice, director of the Bulldog Club, talks with Mike Grace about Friday night's "Bulldog Bash" with guest Bobby Bowden, Samford FanFest, and the Bulldog Club.

(from the Aug. 18 Samford Sports Weekly):

Samford Sports Weekly: Soccer

SU goalkeeper Alyssa Whitehead
led the nation in goals-against in
2009, with just 0.31 goals per game.

The Samford Sports Network's Jordan Gotfredson talks with four members of the Samford soccer team: junior forward Sarah Wilkinson, junior goalkeeper Alyssa Whitehead, sophomore defender Sabbath McKiernan-Allen, and freshman midfielder Shanika Thomas.

(from Aug. 18 Samford Sports Weekly):