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Winner The Citadel Cit 14-0,2-0 SoCon
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Samford SU 6-8,1-1 SoCon
Winner
The Citadel Cit
14-0,2-0 SoCon
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Final
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Samford SU
6-8,1-1 SoCon
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
The Citadel Cit 30 25 25 (3)
Samford SU 28 21 18 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Falls to The Citadel

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford Volleyball Team dropped a 3-0 Southern Conference contest to The Citadel Bulldogs on Saturday evening.
 
With the loss, Samford slips to 6-8 overall and 1-1 in SoCon play. The Citadel Improves to 14-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.
 
Gracie Lynn Butler logged her fourth double-double of the season in the setback, tallying a team-high 13 kills and 10 digs. Kaleigh Meritt registered nine kills and a team-high four block assists while Kate Wonus also amassed four block assists on the evening.
 
Lexi Thatcher distributed a team-best 33 assists, to go along with six digs, while Kate Morgan led the Bulldog defensive efforts with 16 digs. Annabelle Straty and Amelia Johnston each added seven digs in the contest.
 
A back-and-forth set one saw the score read 14-11 following a kill by Sophia Plasman and 20-17 after a kill by Meritt. A Greer Golden kill got the Bulldogs to set point at 24-21, but the visiting Bulldogs fought back to even the score at 24 before eventually claiming it 30-28 in extra points.
 
Set two followed a similar plot, with the visiting Bulldogs taking advantage of a 4-0 run to go up 16-12. A late 3-0 run by The Citadel gave them a 23-18 lead before they eventually took the set 25-21.
 
With the score tied at seven in the third set, the visiting Bulldogs put themselves in the driver's seat by scoring seven of the next eight points to take a 14-8 lead. Samford worked its way back to trail just 17-14, but The Citadel eventually pulled away to take a 23-17 lead before claiming the final set 25-18.
 
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 29 when they take on Wofford in their first SoCon road contest. First serve from Spartanburg, S.C. is set for 5:00 p.m. (CST)
 
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