Samford takes SoCon tournament championship

The Samford volleyball team claimed its first Southern Conference tournament championship, defeating the College of Charleston 3-0. The Bulldogs hosted the three-day tournament at the Pete Hanna Center on the Samford campus.

Here are post-game comments from head coach Dex Schroeder...

...Junior outside hitter Elizabeth Neisler - regular season conference player of the year - was named to the All-Tournament Team...

...and junior libero Lexi Bauer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player...

Weekend Preview

The new soccer stadium hosts its first SoCon match Saturday

The Friday, Sept. 30 edition of Samford Sports Today previews a busy weekend in Bulldog athletics. With reports from Jonathan Bailey and Chenelle Terry...

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.

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.

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.

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.