SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Samford Bulldogs earned a share of the Southern Conference regular-season title and the top seed in the 2020-21 SoCon Volleyball Championship. The tournament, which features just four teams due to the conference’s cost-cutting measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held April 2-3 at in the Pete Hanna Center on Samford’s campus.

Samford (13-3, 13-3 SoCon), which wins the SoCon regular-season title for the second straight season, will face No. 4 seed Wofford (10-6, 10-6) in the first semifinal match, set for Friday, April 2, at 4 p.m. CT. The Bulldogs, the back-to-back Southern Conference tournament champions, won both matches against Wofford in the regular season.

Mercer, which joined Samford at 13-3 atop the standings (14-7) and also earned a share of the regular-season title, its first in SoCon history, clinched the second seed in the tournament. The Bears will face Western Carolina, the No. 3 seed, in Friday’s second semifinal at 6:30 p.m. CT. The Catamounts (11-7, 11-5) swept both regular-season meetings in Cullowhee, N.C. and enter the tournament riding a league-best six-match win streak.

The tournament culminates at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 3, with the championship match.

The tournament champion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championship.

There will be limited tickets available for purchase by the general public as the Pete Hanna Center will be operating with a reduced capacity. Ticket availability and pricing will be shared on SoConSports.com.

2021 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship
Pete Hanna Center | Birmingham, Ala.

Friday, April 2
Semifinals
Match 1: No. 1 Samford vs. No. 4 Wofford, 4 p.m. CT (ESPN+)
Match 2: No. 2 Mercer vs. No. 3 Western Carolina, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN+)

Saturday, April 3
Championship
Match 3: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner, 4 p.m. CT (ESPN+)