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November 7, 2012

Big Wins Highlight Big Week in Sports

Samford's volleyball clinched its second-consecutive Southern Conference North Division title, defeating Elon 3-1 in the Pete Hanna Center in the team's annual Dig Pink night Nov. 2. The team closes out the regular season with a road to trip to Davidson College and Appalachian State before opening conference tournament play Nov. 17. Learn more.

The Samford football Bulldogs defeated Southern Conference rival Wofford in a thrilling double-overtime game Nov. 3 to cap the university's annual Family Weekend celebration. The Terriers had been leading the conference and were ranked #6 in the national Football Championship Series polls prior to Saturday's game. Learn more.

The men's and women's basketball teams opened their 2012-13 seasons with exhibition wins. For the men's team, it was the highly anticipated debut of new head coach Bennie Seltzer. The Samford women are the two-time defending Southern Conference champions. Regular season play starts this weekend for both teams. Learn more.

And, the Samford athletics department announced that the football team's Nov. 17 game at the University of Kentucky would be televised regionally by Comcast Sports South. Learn more.


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