Friday, November 17
Cullowhee, N.C.
9:30 a.m.
The Citadel
vs
Mercer
The Citadel Begins Post-Season Play on Friday
11/16/2017 11:46:00 AM | Volleyball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel volleyball team will travel to Cullowhee, North Carolina, to compete in the 2017 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship hosted by Western Carolina beginning Friday, Nov. 17.
Â
The Bulldogs are the No. 9 seed in the tournament and will face eighth-seeded Mercer in a play-in-game, with first serve set for 9:30 a.m. The winner will continue on to face top-ranked Furman at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon in a quarterfinal match.
Â
The first conference win came on Sept. 22 when the Bulldogs defeated Samford 3-0 in Birmingham, Ala. for the first program win in history over Samford. The second conference win for the Bulldogs was a 3-2 win over Mercer at home in McAlister Field House on Oct. 20, another first in program history.
Â
Freshman Sharlissa De Jesus became the first lady Bulldog in program history voted to the SoCon's all-freshman team on Nov. 14. She led the team in the regular season with 347 kills, the fifth most for The Citadel in a single-season. Sophomore Sarah Dobrich set a new single-season program record as the lead blocker for the Bulldogs with 129 total blocks, and senior Moriah Smith led the squad in total attacks with 1,019.
Â
The SoCon Digital network will broadcast all tournament matches and live stats will be available at CitadelSports.com.
Â
For more information and updates on The Citadel volleyball team, follow @CitadelVB or visit CitadelSports.com.
Â
Â
The Bulldogs are the No. 9 seed in the tournament and will face eighth-seeded Mercer in a play-in-game, with first serve set for 9:30 a.m. The winner will continue on to face top-ranked Furman at 2:30 p.m. that afternoon in a quarterfinal match.
Â
The first conference win came on Sept. 22 when the Bulldogs defeated Samford 3-0 in Birmingham, Ala. for the first program win in history over Samford. The second conference win for the Bulldogs was a 3-2 win over Mercer at home in McAlister Field House on Oct. 20, another first in program history.
Â
Freshman Sharlissa De Jesus became the first lady Bulldog in program history voted to the SoCon's all-freshman team on Nov. 14. She led the team in the regular season with 347 kills, the fifth most for The Citadel in a single-season. Sophomore Sarah Dobrich set a new single-season program record as the lead blocker for the Bulldogs with 129 total blocks, and senior Moriah Smith led the squad in total attacks with 1,019.
Â
The SoCon Digital network will broadcast all tournament matches and live stats will be available at CitadelSports.com.
Â
For more information and updates on The Citadel volleyball team, follow @CitadelVB or visit CitadelSports.com.
Â
Players Mentioned
Tuesday, December 07
Wednesday, November 24
Wednesday, November 17
Wednesday, November 17
