Bulldogs Fall to ETSU in Friday Morning Matchup

Friday, November 6

Johnson City, Tenn. / Brooks Gymnasium

11:00 AM

The Citadel

4-24,1-15SoCon

ETSU

12-15,10-6SoCon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
The Citadel	14	10	17	0
ETSU	25	25	25	3

11/6/2026 1:10:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The Citadel (4-24, 1-15 SoCon) fell in straight sets (14-25, 10-25, 17-25) to ETSU (12-15, 10-6 SoCon) on Friday morning at Brooks Gymnasium.

Luci Lippelgoos led the Bulldogs with seven kills on a .308 hitting percentage and added one service ace. Emma Pastusic finished with five kills, while Greta Pleuss recorded 19 assists, four digs and one kill. Gwen Berry led the Bulldogs defensively with a match-high 10 digs and added one assist. Jordyn Sims and Samantha Weise each contributed three kills.

Elizabeth Aylward led ETSU with 10 kills on a .600 hitting percentage and added three block assists. Makayla Bays recorded eight kills, five service aces and six digs. Gianna Blair finished with 10 total blocks, including one solo block, while Alex Kreutzmann recorded a team-high 16 assists and six digs.

"Our passing was much better today than it was yesterday, and that allowed us to get more involved offensively. ETSU is an experienced team with a lot of depth, and there were some situations where we just came up short," said associate head coach Erin Kretzschmar. "A lot of that comes with experience, and as our younger players continue to grow and develop, those are situations we'll handle better down the road."

First Set | 14-25
·       The Bulldogs opened the match with an early 3-2 advantage following a kill from Jordyn Sims. Rachel Reininger later tied the set at 5-5 with a kill.
·       ETSU built a 10-5 lead before The Citadel cut the deficit to 11-9. The Buccaneers responded with a run to extend their advantage to 14-9.
·       ETSU scored nine consecutive points to take a 23-10 lead. The Bulldogs answered with three straight points, including kills from Pastusic and Sims, before ETSU closed the set 25-14.

Second Set | 10-25
·       ETSU jumped ahead 4-1 before Lippelgoos recorded a pair of kills and a service ace to bring the Bulldogs within two at 8-6.
·       The Buccaneers responded with a four-point run to extend their lead to 12-6 and later pushed the advantage to 17-7.
·       Samantha Weise recorded two kills during the set, but ETSU maintained control and secured the 25-10 victory.

Third Set | 17-25
·       The Bulldogs took an early 5-4 lead following a kill from Lippelgoos and a service ace by Cameron Reese.
·       Trailing 12-10, The Citadel scored four consecutive points behind two kills from Lippelgoos, an ETSU attack error and a service ace by Emerson Hill to take a 14-12 advantage.
·       ETSU answered with three straight points before the Bulldogs tied the set at 15-15. The Buccaneers then scored four consecutive points to take a 19-15 lead.
·       Lippelgoos and Weise added late kills, but ETSU closed the set with five straight points to secure the 25-17 win.

Up Next
The Citadel returns to McAlister Field House for the team's final regular-season series against Chattanooga. The Bulldogs will face the Mocs at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 before closing the regular season at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

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