Three First-Half Goals Lift Bulldogs Past Wofford

Sunday, October 18

Charleston, S.C.

2:00 PM

The Citadel

8-4-4, 3-3-2

Wofford

3-9-3, 0-5-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Wofford	0	2	2
The Citadel	3	0	3

Three First-Half Goals Lift Bulldogs Past Wofford

10/18/2026 5:32:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel (8-4-4, 3-3-2 SoCon) scored three times in the opening half and held off a second-half comeback attempt from Wofford (3-9-3, 0-5-2 SoCon) to earn a 3-2 Southern Conference victory Sunday afternoon at Washington Light Infantry Field.

The win improved the Bulldogs to 6-2-1 at WLI Field this season, matching the 2010 and 2018 teams for the most home wins in a single season in program history.

Reagan Wise, Samantha Grantham and Jasiah Pack each found the back of the net for The Citadel, while Caelynn January recorded a pair of assists. Senior goalkeeper Zoe Santos finished with eight saves, making four stops in each half.

Wofford finished with a 16-13 advantage in shots and placed 10 attempts on goal compared to six for The Citadel. The Terriers also held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.

Pack scored her Southern Conference-leading 11th goal of the season and increased her league-leading point total to 27. Grantham followed with her 10th goal of the year, ranking second in the conference, while adding an assist to move to 25 points, also second in the SoCon.

January assisted on the goals from Grantham and Pack for her first two-assist performance of the season, bringing her season total to five assists.

🎙️ | 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗶𝗿 Head coach Ciaran Traquair breaks down the Bulldogs' 3-2 SoCon win over Wofford at WLI Field🐾 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/dAr6o2SPbr
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

First Half
- Santos was tested immediately, recording saves at the 0:21 and 0:43 marks to keep Wofford off the board.
- Wise opened the scoring at 2:44, finishing off an assist from Grantham to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 advantage. The goal was Wise's second of the season.
- Wise nearly doubled the lead in the seventh minute when her attempt struck the crossbar.
- Santos added another stop at 18:05 before The Citadel continued to apply pressure in the attacking third.
- Grantham made it 2-0 at 27:17, scoring her 10th goal of the season off an assist from January.
- Pack extended the advantage to 3-0 at 33:36, finishing January's second assist of the match for her SoCon-leading 11th goal of the year.
- Santos produced a diving save at 40:09 for her fourth stop of the half as the Bulldogs carried a three-goal advantage into halftime.
- The Citadel outshot Wofford 11-6 during the opening 45 minutes and placed five attempts on goal.

Second Half
- Santos made her fifth save less than a minute after halftime before Wofford broke through at 49:23, when Julia Grier scored off an assist from Brooke Moody to cut the lead to 3-1.
- The Bulldogs responded with a corner kick before Emily Steiner put an attempt on goal and January followed with a shot of her own.
- Santos made three saves during a seven-minute stretch from 60:44 to 67:25 as Wofford continued to push forward.
- The Terriers pulled within one at 71:40 when Betty Dovy scored off an assist from Mary Liese Grier to make it 3-2.
- Wofford outshot The Citadel 10-2 in the second half, but the Bulldogs held the Terriers without another shot on goal over the final 18 minutes to secure the conference victory.

🎙️ | 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 Caelynn January shares her thoughts after helping create ✌️ of the Bulldogs' 3️⃣ goals in Sunday's conference dub! 🐶 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/TTYXbdoxVY
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

FINAL | CIT 3, WOFF 2 'Dogs get the job done at home! 🙌 First-half goals from Reagan Wise, Samantha Grantham and Jasiah Pack secure the SoCon W! #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/zyAnZeecKF
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

3' | CIT 1, WOFF 0 Reagan Wise got the 🐶s on the board early with her second goal of the season! Samantha Grantham picked up the assist! 🔥 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/4AEfEkA1Mq
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

28' | CIT 2, WOFF 0 Samantha Grantham doubled the advantage with her 10th goal of the season! Caelynn January picked up the assist! 🦴 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/uMLSVnoCTn
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

34' | CIT 3, WOFF 0 SoCon goals leader Jasiah Pack added another with her 11th goal of the season! Caelynn January picked up her second assist of the match! 🔥 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/8Z93WrQZ1T
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 ❕🧱 Zoe Santos goes full extension for the diving stop to preserve the Bulldogs' 3-0 advantage! 🧤 #𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 https://t.co/PuhUTl09k2
— 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇 𝙎𝙊𝘾𝘾𝙀𝙍 (@CitadelWSoccer) October 18, 2026

Up next, The Citadel remains at WLI Field to host Samford on Friday, Oct. 23, in the Bulldogs' final home match of the season. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

For the latest information on The Citadel soccer team, visit CitadelSports.com and follow @CitadelWSoccer on Facebook, X and Instagram.

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