CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior Samantha Espy shattered The Citadel's single-season dig record as the squad fell to Western Carolina on Friday evening in McAlister Field House.
 
"I am really proud of the growth this team has made," head coach Craig Mosqueda said. "We played at such a high level tonight but unfortunately we made a few too many errors."
 
The Bulldogs (7-20, 0-10 SoCon) earned a 25-23 win in the first set before dropping the second and third, 27-25 each. The blue and white took the next set before ultimately falling to Western Carolina in the fifth, 15-10. 
 
"I thought we did a great job of keeping Western out of system for most of the match with our aggressive serving and our improving offense. There are more good things are on the horizon," Mosqueda said.
 
Junior Sam Espy posted a team-high 25 digs to break The Citadel's all-time record of digs in a single season. The libero now has 446 digs, while the previous record was 421.
 
Junior Megan Sowell earned a match-high 25 kills in the outing along with 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season.
 
Senior Rachel Keefer provided a match-high 52 assists paired with 15 digs for her 10th double-double on the year
 
Sophomore Carla Bruce contributed 15 kills and 12 digs for the Bulldogs, earning her first double-double of the season.
 
The Citadel returns to McAlister Field House on Saturday evening as they take on UNCG at 6 p.m.
 
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