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CHARLESTON, S.C. -  The Citadel Bulldogs defeated Furman in five sets for only the second time in program history, notching their fourth win in the Southern Conference. 

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs got off to a slow start dropping the first set of the match, 20-25 being neck in neck with the Paladins with 13 kills each. 
• Behind six kills from Sharlissa De Jesus, the Bulldogs took control of the second set and would close out the match 25-20. 
• Battling back and fourth into the fifth set, Mellanie King lead the Citadel to a victory after recording a set-high four kills to go along with her total of 20 on the night. The final set was closed out by a solo block from freshman, Alicia Roberts, her tenth on the year. 
• This historic win marks the first time in program history that the Bulldogs have won four conference matches. 
• King put on another impressive performance notching 20 kills, seven digs and two blocks. Megan Fuhr recorded forty seven assists on the night while tallying a team-high 16 digs. Sharlissa De Jesus returned to the floor and garnered 16 kills to go along with a pair of service aces and double-digit digs. As a team, the Bulldogs recorded 11 blocks, 63 assists, four service aces and garnered a hitting percentage of .241 over five sets. 

Kills	Mellanie King (20), Sharlissa De Jesus (16), Sumerlyn Carruthers (8)
Aces	Sharlissa De Jesus (2), Abigail Murn (1), Emma Strong (1)
Blocks	Alicia Roberts (6), Sumerlyn Carruthers (3), Sarah Dobrich (3)
Assists	Megan Fuhr (47), Caricia Rodriguez (8), Abigail Murn (4)
Digs	Caricia Rodriguez (21), Megan Fuhr (16), Sharlissa De Jesus (13)

Coach Zelenock on the Win

• "We are really happy to get a victory tonight against a tough opponent in Furman. I'm proud of the way that every individual player stepped up in crucial times and made game-changing plays. We were able to get quality points from several of players that won't show up on the stat sheet but are the reason we were able to close out the game. We will get some rest and be back to take on another top level team tomorrow. "

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Wofford tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 27 to take on the Terriers at 7 p.m. For more information, visit CitadelSports.com and follow @CitadelVB on Twitter.