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Celebration against CofC
Cameron Pollack / The Citadel
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Col. of Charleston CC 1-1,0-0 CAA
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Winner The Citadel CIT 2-3,1-1 SoCon
Col. of Charleston CC
1-1,0-0 CAA
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
2-3,1-1 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Col. of Charleston CC 24 19 25 25 (1)
The Citadel CIT 26 25 17 27 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Bulldogs Take Down Cougars

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel volleyball made history on Sunday as the Bulldogs knocked off the College of Charleston for the first time in program history with a 3-1 (26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 27-25) victory inside McAlister Field House.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Score: The Citadel 3, College of Charleston 1
Records: The Citadel (2-3), College of Charleston (1-1)
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (McAlister Field House)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars scored the first three points of the match and maintained the lead throughout the majority of the first set.
  • After CofC went ahead 18-14, the Bulldogs got kills from Mellanie King and Gina Delancey, coupled with a pair of errors from the Cougars, to tie the match.
  • CofC responded to regain the lead and sit at set point, 24-22.
  • Two kills from Maddy Cardenas and an error from the Cougars erased the deficit and setup set point for the Bulldogs.
  • After a timeout, another Cougar attack error gave the set to the Bulldogs.
  • The Bulldogs got off to a much better start in the second set. A block from Cardenas and Makaya Middleton helped fuel the Bulldogs to a 12-4 advantage.
  • The Bulldogs pushed the advantage to 10, but the Cougars made a run and cut the deficit to 22-19.
  • The Citadel responded with back-to-back kills from Sharlissa de Jesus, and a service ace from Amie Greene to close out the set.
  • The Cougars took control of the third set from the beginning and put the Bulldogs in a hole they could not overcome. The Citadel trailed by as many as nine points in the set, but pulled within five late after back-to-back kills from deJesus.
  • The Cougars would hold on to take the set.
  • The fourth set was tightly contested throughout. CofC jumped put to a 15-10 lead, but the Bulldogs responded with a 10-5 run to tie the set off an attack error from the Cougars.
  • After exchanging points, de Jesus delivered a kill to set up match point for the Bulldogs.
  • The Cougars fought that off with back-to-back points and had set point of their own.
  • After a service tied the set, 25-25, two-straight attack errors from the Cougars gave the Bulldogs the victory.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • The victory was the first for the Bulldogs in 32 meetings with the Cougars. The Citadel had only won three sets in the previous 31 meetings.
  • Mellanie King and Sharlissa de Jesus each posted double-doubles. King finished with 19 kills and 11 digs, while de Jesus had 18 kills and 21 digs.
  • Amie Greene dished out 45 assists in her first action of the season. She also recorded two service aces.
  • Kenzie Kellerman posted a season-best 20 digs.
  • Makaya Middleton led the way with four block assists, while Maddy Cardenas added three.
  • The 74 digs are the most in a four-set match since recording 75 digs against Saint Francis on Aug. 31, 2019.
  • The Bulldog defense held the Cougars to a .126 hitting percentage.
 
QUOTABLES FROM COACH ZELENOCK
On team performance in first match
"I never know what to expect from them. It is always a shock to see what they are going to do. We were just excited to play somebody else and see what we have. We think we are a pretty good team, but we never really know until we actually play somebody in a different jersey. We think we are a pretty good defensive team, and playing a really big, physical team like that, gave us a chance to see what we are actually good at."
 
On play of setter Amie Greene
"Amie played pretty much as expected. She takes a lot of risks. She rolls with the punches. She did a really good job of running the offense, seeing which hitters were doing it for her today. Today, the pins did a really good job so she kept feeding them late in the game. That is kind of what she is all about, exploring and seeing what is working and then rolling with that."
 
On victory over the College of Charleston
"I think it is huge for morale, not only for our team, but for the school. It is a 100-year old rivalry between these two schools, so when one of our teams can win, especially one of our female teams, I think it is a big deal for everyone."
 
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs are back in action Monday afternoon as they open Southern Conference play against Western Carolina. First serve is set for 5 p.m. inside McAlister Field House.
 
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