Bulldogs Fall to Murray St. in Four Sets

Friday, September 18

Troy, Ala. / Trojan Arena

11:30 AM

The Citadel

3-7,0-0SoCon

Murray State

2-9,0-0MVC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
The Citadel	23	25	12	15	1
Murray St.	25	22	25	25	3

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Bulldogs Fall to Murray St. in Four Sets

9/18/2026 2:23:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: The Citadel Athletics

TROY, Ala. — The Citadel (3-7) fell to Murray St. (2-9), 3-1, in the Bulldogs' first match of the Trojan Invitational on Friday morning at Trojan Arena, with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 12-25 and 15-25.

Rachel Reininger led the Bulldogs with 13 kills and added 11 digs for a double-double. Reininger has recorded at least 13 kills in back-to-back matches. Jess Martin finished with a team-high 20 digs and added four assists. Greta Pleuss recorded 34 assists, six digs and one block assist. Emma Pastusic added 10 kills while hitting .273 and totaled two blocks. Pastusic has reached double-digit kills in consecutive matches.

For Murray St., Anne Makowski finished with 14 kills and four service aces. Lily Burnett added 13 kills while hitting .524 and recorded five total blocks. Kathryn Titus posted 37 assists, 15 digs, four kills and three block assists, while Mija Sagadin Pristovnik added 11 kills and 12 digs.

First Set | 23-25

The Bulldogs traded points early and moved in front 7-6 on a Pastusic kill and a Reininger service ace before Murray St. answered to build a 14-12 advantage.
Luci Lippelgoos started a four-point Bulldogs run with a kill. Reininger added another kill, and Mia Watson served an ace to put The Citadel ahead 16-14.
The Bulldogs later led 22-20 and 23-22, but Murray St. scored the final three points, closing the set on a Pristovnik kill.

Second Set | 25-22

Lippelgoos tied the set with a kill and followed with a service ace to give the Bulldogs a 7-6 lead.
Pastusic and Jordyn Sims added kills during the next stretch before the Bulldogs extended their advantage to 17-11 behind kills from Gwen Berry and Lippelgoos.
Murray St. cut the margin to 21-20, but Pastusic and Reininger answered with kills before Elizabeth Miller put the Bulldogs at set point.
Sims finished the set with a kill off an assist from Pleuss as the Bulldogs evened the match.

Third Set | 12-25

The Bulldogs traded points early, using kills from Sims and Lippelgoos to tie the set at 4-4 before Murray St. moved ahead 7-4.
Pastusic and Miller added kills to bring The Citadel within 9-7, but Murray St. answered and later used a five-point run to extend its lead to 16-8.
Sims stopped the run with a kill, while Cameron Reese added two late kills, but Murray St. remained in control and scored the final three points of the set.

Fourth Set | 15-25

The Bulldogs scored the first three points behind kills from Sims and Reininger before Murray St. answered with six straight points to take a 7-4 lead.
Reininger and Miller added kills as The Citadel worked through the middle of the set, but Murray St. stretched its advantage to 15-9.
Pastusic recorded a kill to make it 19-14 before Murray St. won six of the final seven points to close the match.

Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action Friday at 7:30 p.m. against Troy inside Trojan Arena.