Volleyball Falls to Western Carolina

Saturday, October 28

Cullowhee, N.C.

7 p.m.

The Citadel

23-1,11-1SoCon

Western Carolina

8-15,5-7SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
The Citadel	16	25	20	25	10	2
Western Caro.	25	20	25	15	15	3

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Volleyball Falls to Western Carolina

10/28/2023 9:55:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Citadel volleyball team falls in a five-set thriller against Western Carolina (16-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 10-15) on Saturday night.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel (2), Western Carolina (3)
Records: The Citadel (23-1, 11-1), Western Carolina (8-15, 5-7)
Location: Ramsey Center (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Series: Western Carolina leads 37-11

Key Plays & Stats

The Citadel took an early 3-2 lead in the first set from back-to-back kills from Kathleen Bula and Mackenzie Martin.
Western Carolina would respond with a 6-0 scoring run to give them the 10-5 advantage.
The Catamounts' lead would grow as much as eight points at 16-8.
Efforts from The Citadel would not be enough as Western Carolina would take the first set at 25-16.
Both teams would go back and forth to begin the second set.
A kill from Ali Ruffin would spark a 4-0 scoring run for The Citadel, making the set 21-17.
Back-to-back attack errors from Western Carolina allowed the Bulldogs to take the second set.
The Citadel scored the first three points of the third set, but the Catamounts responded with six straight points.
The Bulldogs quickly responded with their 6-0 run to narrow the lead to just one at 13-12.
A kill from Sam Barnes made the fourth set just a one-point match at 19-18.
Five kills from Western Carolina allowed them to secure the third set.
A service ace from Brooke Shively allowed The Citadel to jump to 6-3 early in the fourth set.
A 7-1 scoring run initiated by Sadie Gomez's kill allowed the Bulldogs to take a 10-point lead of 23-13.
Back-to-back kills from Ruffin allowed The Citadel to secure the fourth set.
Martin gave the Bulldogs the lead at 6-5 early in the fifth set.
Western Carolina ended the fifth set on a 5-1 scoring run, which allowed them to take the set and the match from The Citadel.
Ali Ruffin recorded 24 kills and 16 digs against the Catamounts.
She now sits in the second spot in the all-time record book with the most kills for an individual season at 439. Beating her record of 437 set in 2022.
Maddy Cardenas posted ten kills on a .304 attack percentage.
Belle Hogan has now surpassed 50-plus assists for the seventh time and she passes the 1000 assist mark on the season. Which ranks her fifth all-time in the program's history for the most assists in a season.
Jaelynn Elgert led both teams with 28 digs.

Up Next
The Citadel will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to face the Wofford Terriers on Nov. 2. The match is set for 6:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.