Reininger Posts 20 Kills in Four-Set Loss to UNCG

Saturday, October 10

Greensboro, N.C. / Bodford Arena

3:00 PM

The Citadel

4-15,1-6SoCon

UNCG

11-7,4-3SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
The Citadel	29	20	17	11	1
UNC Greensboro	27	25	25	25	3

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Reininger Posts 20 Kills in Four-Set Loss to UNCG

10/10/2026 5:44:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Despite taking the first set of the match, The Citadel (4-15, 1-6 SoCon) fell by a 3-1 decision (29-27, 20-25, 17-25, 11-25) to UNCG (11-7, 4-3 SoCon) on Saturday afternoon in Bodford Arena.

Rachel Reininger led The Citadel with 20 kills while hitting .326 and adding eight digs. Allie Davison recorded 37 assists, five digs and two kills. Jess Martin collected a team-high 15 digs while Cameron Reese added 12 kills, seven digs and one block.

Allie Sweet paced UNCG with 24 kills,13 digs and two service aces. Izora Gragg finished with 46 assists, 12 digs, five blocks and one ace. Chloe Nussbaum recorded 20 digs and eight assists, while Siena Smiejek contributed seven blocks and six kills.

"Rachel was aggressive when the situation called for it. She swung when the opportunity arose and used tips and shots when she needed to," said associate head coach Erin Kretzschmar. "She was one of our most consistent attackers across all four sets, and even when we fell behind, she stayed aggressive. That's the mentality we need if we're going to fight our way back into matches."

First Set | 29-27
·       The Bulldogs used a six-point run to turn a 3-2 deficit into an 8-3 advantage, highlighted by kills from Luci Lippelgoos and Reese, an Emerson Hill service ace and a Lippelgoos block.
·       After UNCG rallied, The Citadel regained a 15-12 lead behind a Gwen Berry ace and two Spartan attack errors.
·       The Bulldogs built a 24-20 advantage before UNCG answered with five consecutive points to take a 25-24 lead.
·       Jordyn Sims delivered kills to tie the set at 25 and 26, while Reese evened the score at 27. Davison followed with a kill before a Spartan attack error secured the 29-27 opening-set victory.

Second Set | 20-25
·       The Citadel jumped ahead 3-1 behind a Reese kill and a block from Sims and Elizabeth Miller before UNCG evened the score at five.
·       Trailing 10-6, the Bulldogs used a Lippelgoos service ace and two Reininger kills to pull within 11-10.
·       UNCG responded with seven unanswered points to extend the advantage to 18-10.
·       The Bulldogs mounted a late push behind Reininger and several Spartan attack errors, but UNCG secured the set 25-20.

Third Set | 17-25
·       UNCG opened with three consecutive points before kills from Reininger and Reese helped the Bulldogs close the deficit to 6-4.
·       Reininger, Lippelgoos and Reese continued to contribute offensively as The Citadel stayed within three at 14-11.
·       The Spartans answered with five straight points to extend their lead to 19-11.
·       The Bulldogs added late kills from Reininger and Sims, but consecutive kills from Sweet gave UNCG the 25-17 victory.

Fourth Set | 11-25
·       UNCG established an early 5-1 advantage behind kills from Sweet and Gragg.
·       Sims and Emma Pastusic contributed kills for the Bulldogs, but the Spartans extended their lead to 13-4.
·       The Citadel responded with three consecutive points behind kills from Reininger, Hill and Karlie Vogelheim to cut the deficit to 13-7.
·       UNCG regained control down the stretch, extending its lead to 23-10 before closing the match with a 25-11 fourth-set victory.

Up Next
The Bulldogs return to McAlister Field House on Oct. 16-17 to host Samford, with matches at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17.

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