The Citadel Splits Final Day of Invitational

Saturday, September 2

Washington, D.C.

10:30 a.m.

The Citadel

1-5

Air Force

4-3

Team	1	2	3	Final F
The Citadel	20	18	18	0
Air Force	25	25	25	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
The Citadel	25	23	23	29	15	3
Columbia	21	25	25	27	9	2

The Citadel Splits Final Day of Invitational

9/2/2017 8:49:00 PM | Volleyball

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Citadel volleyball team closed out the Service Academy Challenge in Washington, D.C. on Saturday with a victory over Columbia.

The Bulldogs headed into Saturday's competition 0-2 after falling on Friday to Georgetown and Army West Point.

The Citadel competed against Air Force at 10:30 a.m. and dropped the match 3-0. The Bulldogs then defeated Columbia in their final match up at 3:30 p.m.

The Lions dropped the first set 25-21 to the Bulldogs before answering 25-23, 25-23 to go up 2-1 at the end of the third set. The Bulldogs then closed out the match with a hard fought 29-27 win in the fourth set, and 15-9 win in the fifth.

Next week the Bulldogs return to the Carolina's to compete in the ECU Invitational in Greenville, North Carolina, starting September 9. A live stream and live stats will be available at CitadelSports.com.

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