CHALRESTON S.C. – The Citadel volleyball team plays host this weekend as they welcome the University of North Florida, Wright State University and UNC Asheville to McAlister Field House for The Citadel Tournament.
 
The Citadel will play UNC Asheville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, North Florida at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and will round out the tournament at 5 p.m. on Saturday against Wright State. Live stats and results for every match of The Citadel Tournament will be available on the tournament central page.
 
The Bulldogs (5-7) return to play following a 3-2 win against Charleston Southern on Tuesday evening in their home opener. The win was the Bulldogs' first against CSU since 2012.
 
"This will be a good weekend to help prepare us for conference," head coach Craig Mosqueda said. "We will see some similar things against North Florida and Wright State that we will see in our conference and I look forward to playing UNC Asheville again with our whole squad."
 
In the Southern Conference, The Citadel is ranked fourth in both assists and digs, with 12.07 and 15.87 per set, respectively.
 
Senior Bailey Kernodle enters the tournament after recording a match-high 19 kills and 17 digs against CSU for her sixth double-double of the season. The outside hitter earned an impressive .350 attack percentage in the match and currently has the fifth-most double-doubles in the conference, with five.
 
Sophomore Moriah Smith now leads the SoCon in double-doubles with nine overall following a 17-kill and 16-dig match against Charleston Southern. The outside hitter is also second in the conference in kills, averaging 3.84 per set.
 
In her last outing, junior Samantha Espy recorded a match-high 28 digs for The Citadel, along with two service aces. The libero is third in the conference in digs, averaging 4.64 per set.
 
Senior Rachel Keefer provided a match-high 41 assists in her last outing and is fifth in the SoCon in assists with 8.74 per set.
 
This is the second consecutive weekend that The Citadel takes on UNC Asheville (6-3). In their last meeting, the Bulldogs fell to Asheville in four sets. UNC Asheville enter the tournament with a five-match winning streak.
 
The Citadel's last meeting with Wright State (8-3) was in 2007, where the Bulldogs fell in five sets. The Raiders enter the tournament on a three-match winning streak, most recently defeating Saint Francis in four sets.
 
North Florida (8-3) travels to Charleston after defeating Florida A&M in three sets on Tuesday evening. The Ospreys are on a four-match winning streak and have not previously faced The Citadel.
 
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