CHARLESTON, S.C. – An all-out team effort from The Citadel volleyball team leads to the 3-0 victory over Samford (25-21, 25-17, 25-18) in McAlister Field House on Friday night.
Game Information
Score: The Citadel (3), Samford (0)
Records: The Citadel (21-0, 9-0), Samford (9-12, 4-5)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Samford leads 23-6
Key Plays & Stats
- Samford jumped to a 4-2 lead to start the first set of the match.
- A kill from Mackenzie Martin, a service ace from Belle Hogan, and an attack error committed by Samford allowed The Citadel to take the 9-8 lead.
- A 6-0 run sparked by a Kathleen Bula kill gave the Bulldogs the 17-13 advantage.
- Samford pulled within three at 23-20, but kills from Bula and Hogan ended Samford's chances in the first set.
- The Citadel would dominate the second set of the match with a lead that would grow as much as six at 21-15.
- Back-to-back kills from Maddy Cardenas and Gina DeLancey would end the set at 25-17.
- The Citadel opened up the third set on a 4-0 scoring run.
- The Bulldogs' lead would grow to much as five with a kill from DeLancey to make it 7-2.
- Kills from Bula and DeLancey would allow The Citadel to take a 19-12 lead late in the third set.
- The chances were slim for Samford as The Citadel would score the last four points of the match, and the Bulldogs would win in three sets.
- The Citadel posted 38 kills on 98 attempts for a .235 attack percentage against Samford.
- This marks the first time in the program's history that The Citadel swept Samford in the season series.
- Five Bulldogs recorded at least six or more kills.
- Kathleen Bula and Ali Ruffin were tied with a team-high eight kills.
- Gina DeLancey, for her third straight match in a row, has hit over .400 as she posted six kills on 12 attempts for a .417 attack percentage.
- Belle Hogan posted a match-high 27 assists and two service aces.
- Jaelynn Elgert led both teams with 16 digs.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow against Chattanooga at 4:00 p.m. in McAlister Field House.