Volleyball Falls to Samford in Semifinals

Saturday, November 18

Spartanburg, S.C.

5 p.m.

The Citadel

27-3,14-2SoCon

Samford

16-14,9-7SoCon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Samford	25	25	25	3
The Citadel	20	21	22	0

Box Score (.pdf)

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Volleyball Falls to Samford in Semifinals

11/18/2023 8:39:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel Volleyball team lost their semifinal match 3-0 to the Samford Bulldogs (20-25, 21-25, 22-25) on Saturday afternoon inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.

Game Information
Score: #1 The Citadel (0), #4 Samford (3)
Records: The Citadel (27-3, 14-2), Samford (16-14, 9-7)
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Key Plays & Stats

Samford jumped to an early 7-2 lead over The Citadel.
The Citadel narrowed Samford's lead to 12-11 off an attack error and a kill by Ali Ruffin.
Back-to-back attack errors from Samford gave The Citadel a chance at the end of set one, but a 4-1 scoring run from Samford ended those chances.
Samford's lead grew to six points at 11-5 with three kills in a row.
Two kills from Maddy Cardenas and a kill from Mackenzie Martin allowed the Bulldogs to be within one at 15-14.
A kill from Martin gave The Citadel the lead in the second set at 19-18.
The Citadel and Samford were tied at 21-21, but a four-point run for Samford ended the Bulldogs chances.
The Bulldogs opened up the third set by scoring the first three points of the set.
Samford went on a run, which allowed them to take an 8-4 lead.
The Bulldogs scored three points in a row, which narrowed Samford's lead to just one at 22-21.
A kill from Samford and an attack error from The Citadel allowed Samford to take the set and the match.
Ali Ruffin led the Bulldogs with nine kills.
Belle Hogan recorded 25 assists.
Jaelynn Elgert posted 18 digs to lead The Citadel.