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Ruffin vs. Mercer
3
Winner The Citadel Cit 23-0,11-0 SoCon
0
Mercer Mercer 12-11,8-4 SoCon
Winner
The Citadel Cit
23-0,11-0 SoCon
3
Final
0
Mercer Mercer
12-11,8-4 SoCon
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
The Citadel Cit 25 25 25 (3)
Mercer Mercer 21 10 14 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Ruffin Records 400th Kill of the Season in a Straight-Set Sweep Over Mercer

MACON, GA- Ali Ruffin recorded her 400th kill of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Mercer Bears (25-21, 25-10, 25-14) to improve to 23-0, 11-0 in conference play on Friday night.

Game Information
Score:  The Citadel (3), Chattanooga (0)
Records: The Citadel (23-0, 11-0), Mercer (12-11, 8-4)
Location: Hawkins Arena (Macon, Georgia)
Series: Mercer leads 18-6

Key Plays & Stats
  • The Citadel opened up the match on a 5-0 scoring run with the help of back-to-back kills from Sam Barnes and Ali Ruffin.
  • Mercer tied the set at 13-13 with a kill from Skyler Bumpers.
  • Mercer took the lead at 16-14, but the Bulldogs would answer with kills from Maddy Cardenas and Mackenzie Martin to take the lead at 18-17.
  • A 5-1 scoring run committed by The Citadel sparked by a Ruffin kill ended the Bears' chances at 25-21.
  • Mercer took the early lead at 4-3, but it was all the Bulldogs during the second set as a kill from Kathleen Bula gave The Citadel the 6-4 lead.
  • The Citadel would end the second set on a 15-0 scoring run, with Ainsley Dowling serving all 15 points to end the second set at 25-10.
  • Two attack errors and a kill from Ruffin gave the Bulldogs a 5-2 advantage at the start of the third set.
  • The Bulldogs' lead would grow to as much as six with a service ace from Ruffin at 10-4.
  • Three kills in a row from The Citadel grew the lead to 11 points at 22-11.
  • A kill from Martin would end the Bears' chances as The Citadel would complete the straight-set sweep over Mercer
  • Ali Ruffin recorded her 400th kill of the season; she finished the night with 19 kills on 35 attempts with an attack percentage of .400.
  • That is back-to-back seasons in which Ruffin posted 400-plus kills. She holds the second and fifth spot all-time in the program with the most kills in a season.
  • Mackenzie Martin and Ruffin led the Bulldogs in digs with 11 apiece.
  • Belle Hogan recorded a match-high 36 assists.
Up Next
The Citadel will remain on the road heading to Cullowhee, North Carolina, to face the Western Carolina Catamounts on Oct. 28. The match is set to start at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
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