CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel volleyball team ended their regular season with a five-set victory over the Furman Paladins (25-17, 25-14, 28-30, 23-25, 15-9) inside McAlister Field House on senior day.
Game Information
Score: The Citadel (3), Furman (2)
Records: The Citadel (26-2, 14-2), Furman (17-10, 8-8)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Furman leads 42-9
Key Plays & Stats
- A 6-0 scoring run sparked by a Gina DeLancey kill allowed the Bulldogs to take an 11-6 lead in the first set.
- Furman narrowed the lead at 11-9, but a 7-0 run initiated by an Ali Ruffin kill gave the Bulldogs the lead at 18-9.
- The Citadel's lead would grow to much as ten from a Mackenzie Martin kill at 22-12, and The Citadel would take the set at 25-17.
- Back-to-back kills from Martin and an attack error committed by Furman allowed The Citadel to take a 9-2 lead.
- A 7-0 scoring run from the Bulldogs gave the Bulldogs an 18-8 lead.
- The Bulldogs would dominate the rest of the set as they would take the set at 25-14.
- Furman fought back during sets three and four to tie the match at 2-2 to win the sets at 30-28 and 25-23.
- Despite falling in back-to-back sets, the Bulldogs caught fire to begin the fifth set on an 8-1 scoring run to take an 11-2 lead.
- A late push from the Paladins was not enough as the Bulldogs would take the match from at Belle Hogan kill.
- The Bulldogs posted 69 kills, 66 assists, 93 digs, and ten total blocks against Furman.
- The Citadel went 9-0 at home during the regular season.
- Ali Ruffin led both teams with 22 kills on 63 attempts with a .245 attack percentage.
- Middle blockers Gina DeLancey and Maddy Cardenas both recorded double-digit kills. DeLancey posted 13 kills with two solo blocks and two block assists. Cardenas finished with ten kills with one lone block and four block assists.
- Belle Hogan recorded 56 assists, nine digs, and five kills.
- Jaelynn Elgert anchored the defense with 33 digs.
Up Next
The No. 1 seeded The Citadel Bulldogs will be set to compete in the 2023 Southern Conference Tournament hosted by Wofford on Nov. 17-19.
