CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel volleyball played its first home match in nearly a month when the Bulldogs swept Chattanooga, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-23) Sunday afternoon inside McAlister Field House.
Score: The Citadel 3, Chattanooga 0
Records: The Citadel (4-10, 2-7), Chattanooga (5-8, 3-8)
Location: Charleston, South Carolina (McAlister Field House)
How it Happened
- After the teams split the first eight points, Jaelynn Elgert recorded a pair of service aces as part of a 4-0 run.
- UTC climbed back within a point, but a pair of kills from Mellanie King, and one each from Amie Greene and Kenzie Kellerman helped push the lead to five.
- The Mocs would use a 6-2 run to take a 19-18 lead, but the Bulldogs responded with a 4-1 run for the 22-20 advantage.
- King set up set point with a call, and an error from the Mocs gave the first set to the 'Dogs.
- The second set opened with three kills from Sharlissa de Jesus to open an 8-3 advantage for the Bulldogs.
- The Citadel used its defense to open a 19-9 advantage in the set. Maddy Cardenas and de Jesus combined for a block, before de Jesus teamed with Gina Delancey for a stuff on the next point.
- Delancey and Makaya Middleton made it three-straight blocks.
- The Mocs scored four-straight points to pull within six, but the Bulldogs stopped the run and got a kill from Middleton to take the set.
- UTC got off to a quick start in the third set as they opened an 11-6 lead.
- Three-straight kills from de Jesus swung the momentum back to the Bulldogs and helped spark a run to tie the set, 16-16.
- With the teams exchanging points and remaining tied, 21-21, The Citadel rattled off the next three points. The run was aided by a pair of hitting errors from the Mocs.
- Two-straight points for UTC made it a one-point set, but the 'Dogs went to de Jesus and she put away the match with a thunderous kill.
Inside the Box Score
Up Next
The teams will play their second match in as many days on Monday at 5 p.m. inside Mcalister Field House.
