Published on October 24, 2016 by Philip Poole
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The Samford University women’s soccer team wrapped up its third consecutive Southern Conference regular season title Oct. 23 with a 4-0 victory at Virginia Military Institute.
The top-seeded Bulldogs will open conference tournament play at home Saturday, Oct. 29, against the winner of a Wednesday match between 8th seed VMI and 9th seed The Citadel. Samford’s match will be at 6 p.m. at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium.
The SoCon tournament semifinals and finals are scheduled for Nov. 4 and 6 in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.