MATCH INFO
- Sunday, Sept. 7 | 1 p.m. CT | Shauna Yelton Field | Birmingham, Ala.
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ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the matchup with a record of 3-3-0, falling to UAB on the road Thursday night.
- Makenna Egan led the way in the match for WKU, managing three shots with one on goal in 83 minutes.
- Abby Wiedermann and Maddie Davis each played a game-high 90 minutes in the match Thursday night.
- Wiedermann finished with one shot on Thursday.
- Davis finished with two saves and one goal allowed in a full sheet.
- Camryn Davis, Georgia Liapis, Kora Kipley, Mia Merritt, and Danielle Lewin all had one shot apiece.
- Liapis leads the team with 17 total shots and seven on goal for the season.
- The Hilltoppers had four shots on goal, finishing with nine total shots for the night.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Sunday's matchup will mark the fifth between the two programs.
- Samford holds the all-time series record 3-1.
- This is the first meeting between the two teams since Aug. 30, 2019.
- Samford won the matchup 3-2 in 2OT.
- Sunday will mark the third time the two have played in Birmingham.
- With a win Sunday, the Hilltoppers would get their first win against Samford on the road.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Samford enters the matchup at 2-2-1. The Bulldogs have wins over Jacksonville State and most recently, Georgia State in a 3-0 win on Thursday night.
- The Bulldogs fell to the likes of Georgia Southern and Alabama. Samford's scoreless draw came at the hands of Auburn.
- Samford has scored seven goals as a team this season, three coming in their most recent win over Georgia State.Â
- Sam De Luca leads the team with two goals on seven total shots in five matches played this season.
- The Hilltoppers and Bulldogs have two common opponents this season in UAB and Jacksonville State. WKU is set to play the Gamecocks on Oct. 26 while Samford will take on cross town foe UAB on Sept. 14.
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