GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Citadel volleyball team posted their first conference win on the season with a 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 27-25) victory over UNCG inside Fleming Gym on Thursday afternoon.
Score: The Citadel 3, UNCG 1
Records: The Citadel (7-7, 1-2), UNCG (5-10, 0-3)
Location: Fleming Gym (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Key Plays & Stats
- The Citadel jumped to an early 5-2 off a service error from UNCG.
- A kill from Ali Ruffin grew the Bulldogs lead to four at 16-12.
- The Bulldogs ended the first set at 25-21 with two kills from Aaliyah Byers and a kill from Ruffin.
- The Spartans grabbed the second set from the Bulldogs to even the match at 1-1.
- UNCG initially led 7-4 early in the third, but the Bulldogs rallied to go ahead 10-9 with three points, including kills from Sophie Childs and Ruffin and a service ace from Belle Hogan.
- The Bulldogs trailed 19-22, but a late 6-0 scoring run, sparked by a kill from Hogan, led them to set three victory at 25-22 over the Spartans.
- In the fourth set, Byers scored three consecutive kills to tie the score at 6-6.
- A 6-0 scoring run, including three kills from Makenzie Martin, put the Bulldogs ahead 18-16.
- The Bulldogs had a chance to take the set at 24-23, but a Spartan kill tied the set at 24-24, forcing a win-by-two situation.
- Back-to-back kills from Childs and Martin gave the Bulldogs the set and the match at 27-25.
- Ali Ruffin led the Bulldogs with 17 kills and 14 digs, her ninth double-double of the season.
- Aaliyah Byers had her best match as a Bulldog. She recorded a career-high 13 kills on a .458 attack percentage.
- Sophie Childs posted 12 kills.
- Jaelynn Elgert led both teams with 22 digs.
- Belle Hogan recorded seven kills, 48 assists, and ten digs.
Up Next
The Citadel returns to McAlister Field House to compete against the Wofford Terriers on October 5 at 7 p.m.
