Furman Game Information (Friday, Oct. 26 – 6 p.m. – Charleston, S.C.)
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Wofford Game Information (Saturday, Oct. 27 – 7 p.m. – Charleston, S.C.)
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel volleyball team will host Furman and Wofford this weekend for conference play.
Opponent Backgrounds
Furman (9-12, 5-5) comes off a win against Chattanooga in three straight sets on Saturday. The Paladins currently sit in fourth place in the Southern Conference and took the first match up against the Bulldogs this season. Senior,
Carris Campbell leads the team in kills on the season with 192. Defensively for the Dins,
Meg DeMaar will lead the charge. DeMaar leads the team and conference in digs with 381, averaging 4.88 per set.
Wofford (12-11, 5-5) comes off an undefeated weekend, taking wins from Chattanooga and Samford and ranking them third in the conference standings.
Taylor Gill was recently named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after tallying 17 digs in the Terriers sweep over Chattanooga on Friday. Gill followed her Friday performance with 32 digs in a win over Samford on Saturday, a new season high.
Match Information:
McAlister Field House
Last Time Out for The Citadel: The Citadel dropped a pair of road matches to the UNCG Spartans and Western Carolina Catamounts. In the loss to Greensboro,
Mellanie King led the Bulldogs offensively with 11 kills on the day.
Megan Fuhr dished out 25 assists in the loss while also tallying a team-high 13 digs.
Dave Zelenock on the Weekend Match Ups: "We are eager to get back to playing the volleyball that we played to begin the season. We are facing two very good programs this weekend and can't afford the costly errors we have been making in the past. We will hope to be back to full strength after having a full week with no games which should help us."
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