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Maddy Cardenas vs. ETSU SoCon Tournament
Southern Conference
0
ETSU ETSU 6-23,5-11 SoCon
3
Winner The Citadel Cit 27-2,14-2 SoCon
ETSU ETSU
6-23,5-11 SoCon
0
Final
3
The Citadel Cit
27-2,14-2 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
ETSU ETSU 18 25 21 (0)
The Citadel Cit 25 27 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Bulldogs Advance to Semifinals after Straight Set Victory Over ETSU

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – #1 The Citadel volleyball team defeated the #8 ETSU Buccaneers in straight sets (25-18, 27-25, 25-21) in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Southern Conference volleyball tournament on Friday afternoon.
 
Game Information
Score:  #1 The Citadel (3), #8 ETSU (0)
Records: The Citadel (27-2, 14-2), ETSU (6-23, 5-11)
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
 
Key Plays & Stats
  • The Bulldogs took an early lead at 8-3 to begin the first set with a kill from Kathleen Bula and two attack errors committed by the Bucs.
  • A 6-0 scoring run from ETSU allowed them to take the lead at 10-8.
  • Back-to-back kills from Ali Ruffin and a service ace from Belle Hogan allowed The Citadel to take a three-point lead at 15-12.
  • A 5-0 scoring run sparked by a Gina DeLancey kill gave the Bulldogs the lead at 24-17, and a kill from Ruffin ended the first set at 25-18.
  • ETSU grabbed a lead at 5-4, but a 6-1 scoring run from the Bulldogs allowed them to take a 9-6 lead.
  • A solo block by Hogan and a block assist from Hogan and Maddy Cardenas gave The Citadel the lead at 20-19.
  • The Bucs forced a win-by-two situation with a kill, but the Bulldogs followed back with a kill from Angelina Sayles and Ruffin, followed by a service ace from Jaelynn Elgert, which enabled the Bulldogs to take set two at 27-25.
  • Two kills from Sayles and two attack errors from ETSU grew The Citadel's lead to 8-5.
  • A 4-0 run initiated by a Cardenas kill allowed the Bulldogs to extend their lead even more to 16-11.
  • ETSU answered with a 5-0 run to tie set three at 17-17.
  • Bula ended the Bucs' chances in set three as she had back-to-back kills that would end the match at 25-21.
  • The Bulldogs recorded 41 kills on a .268 attack percentage.
  • The Bulldogs recorded a total of 11 blocks at the net; seven of them came from Maddy Cardenas.
  • Ali Ruffin led both teams with 14 kills and added ten digs to her impressive performance.
  • Kathleen Bula recorded a season-high ten kills on 17 attempts with a .471 attack percentage.
  • Belle Hogan recorded 35 assists, one block solo and two block assists on the day.
  • Jaelynn Elgert posted 24 digs, which allowed her to break the program record for the most digs in an individual season with 571 digs, breaking Samantha Espy's record of 556 set in 2015.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play in the semifinals against the #4 seed Samford Bulldogs on November 18 at 5:00 p.m. inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. 
 
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