Southern Conference

Box Score

The Citadel Cit 13-0,1-0 SoCon

Chattanooga UTC 11-4,0-1 SoCon

The Citadel Cit

13-0,1-0 SoCon

Final

Sep. 22, 2023

Chattanooga UTC

11-4,0-1 SoCon

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
The Citadel Cit	23	25	25	25	(3)
Chattanooga UTC	25	21	19	22	(1)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/22/2023 9:06:00 PM

Three Bulldogs with Double-Digit Kills in Win over Chattanooga

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CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Ali Ruffin, Maddy Cardenas, and Angelina Sayles all posted double-digit kills in their first conference win of the season over Chattanooga 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-22) on Friday night.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel (3), Chattanooga (1)
Records: The Citadel (13-0, 1-0), Chattanooga (11-4, 0-1)
Location: Maclellan Gym (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Series: Chattanooga leads 32-7

How it Happened

The Bulldogs set the tone in the first set with a 6-0 scoring run sparked by an Ali Ruffin kill to lead 7-2.
The Citadel's lead would grow to much as seven with an attack error committed by Chattanooga at 11-4.
Chattanooga tied the set at 16-16 with an attack error committed by the Bulldogs.
Three kills in a row late in the set took the chances away from The Citadel as Chattanooga took the first set 25-23.
Both teams would go back and forth early in the second set, but the Bulldogs gained a three-point lead with a Maddy Cardenas kill at 9-6.
Back-to-back points from a Gina Delancey kill and an Angelina Sayles service ace gave the Bulldogs the 16-13 advantage.
Kills from Ruffin, Cardenas, and Sayles allowed the Bulldogs to stay in the lead at 21-18.
The Bulldogs would take set two with a kill, a service ace from Sayles, and a Mackenzie Martin kill.
Chattanooga jumped to an early 4-3 lead in the third set, but the Bulldogs would answer with kills from Ruffin, Delancey, and Sayles to tie at 6-6.
The Mocs had a two-point advantage over the Bulldogs at 15-13. The Citadel returned with a service ace from Mia Watson and back-to-back kills from Martin and Sayles.
A 6-0 run sparked by Belle Hogan's kill allowed the Bulldogs to take a 23-17 lead.
The Bulldogs secured set three 25-19 after Cardenas made a kill, ending any chances for the Mocs.
The Bulldogs jumped to an early 8-4 lead to start the fourth set.
A kill from Sam Barnes allowed The Citadel to take a five-point advantage at 12-8.
Three kills in a row gave the Bulldogs an 18-15 lead late in the fourth set.
Chattanooga tied the set at 19-19 from an attack error committed by The Citadel.
Kills from Ruffin and Cardenas gave The Citadel a 23-20 lead.
The kill from Sayles ended all of Chattanooga's chances as the Bulldogs would take the set and the match at 25-22.

Inside the Box Score

The Citadel posted 68 kills on a .236 attack percentage.
Defensively, the Bulldogs held Chattanooga to a .192 attack percentage and had a season-high 93 digs.
The Citadel had six service aces and held Chattanooga to zero.
Three Bulldogs were in double-figure kills: Ali Ruffin (21), Maddy Cardenas (17), and a career-high 17 kills from Angelina Sayles.
Cardenas, who leads the Southern Conference in attack percentage, recorded a .556 attack percentage.
Belle Hogan continues to impress as she posted 56 assists and had 22 digs.
Five Bulldogs had double-digit digs.