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.