Samford Bulldogs vs Mercer Bears

SoCon Championship - Quarterfinal

16-17, 8-10 SoCon

Final

	1	2	T
Mercer MER	28	29	57
Samford SAM	37	33	70

Samford BulldogsSamfordSAM

27-5, 15-3 SoCon

Game Information

Asheville, NC

Referee:Tony Dawkins

Referee:Art Vaulk

Referee:Jason Deering

NCAA Division I

Southern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
East Tennessee State	13-5	-	23-11
Mercer	11-7	2	19-13
Wofford	11-7	2	19-13
Samford	11-7	2	18-14
Furman	10-8	3	22-13
Western Carolina	10-8	3	15-16
UNC Greensboro	9-9	4	15-19
Chattanooga	7-11	6	13-19
The Citadel	7-11	6	11-22
VMI	1-17	12	6-26

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