CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior
Taylor Robertson recorded a career-high and match-high 19 kills as the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team earned its first road win of the season, a 3-1 victory over The Citadel (25-22, 25-13, 18-25, 25-20.
The Spartans averaged a 0.400 hitting percentage in the first set to secure a 25-22 win, but not before the Bulldogs would test UNCG. There were eight tied scores, 10-10, before The Citadel held a three-point advantage, 14-11. The Spartans bounced back with five-straight points for a two-point lead, 16-14. The two teams traded points, as the Bulldogs came within reach and tied the set at 19. UNCG went on a 6-3 run to close the frame out, 25-22.
UNCG kicked off the second set with a five-point lead, 11-6. The Spartans' offense continued dominating, as Robertson led the way with four kills. Their defense was also strong totaling five blocks, while UNCG totaled four service aces. Late in the set, UNCG extended its lead to nine, 20-11, before taking a set two win behind a 5-2 run, 25-13, and its largest lead of the game with 12.
UNCG held a five-point lead in set three, 8-3, but the Citadel went on a 10-1 run a four-point lead, 13-9. After trading a few points back and forth, UNCG scored three-straight points behind two kills from Robertson and one from
Gabriela McHugh to cut the deficit to two, 17-15. A final 8-3 run by the Bulldogs gave them a 25-18 set three victory.
With 10 tied scores and five lead changes in the third set, the two teams battled it out until the end. The Citadel eventually took a three-point advantage behind a 5-1 run for a set score of 18-15. The Spartans then secured their first road win with a 10-2 run bouncing back late in the final set taking the victory, 25-20.
From Head Coach Corey Carlin
"I'm very proud of our group for the way we won tonight. Our challenge coming in was to pick up our defensive intensity and we did that. Our back court made some great defensive plays that kept the pressure on their attackers and that was a huge factor in the outcome. Overall, it was a very good team win. We'll enjoy this tonight, take tomorrow off and then get back to work preparing for two good opponents coming in this weekend."
By The Numbers
- Robertson had a career and match best 19 kills.
- She also tallied 12 digs for the fifth double-double of the season.
- Daija Jackson was second on the team with 11 kills.
- Elayne Grisbee tallied a career-best four aces, also leading the match.
- She also totaled a match-best five blocks.
- Gabriela McHugh recorded 34 assists and 10 digs for her 36th double-double of her career and sixth of the season.
- Ella Voegele saw her third match with 20-plus digs, tallying 23, to lead the match. This was her 14th match this season with double-digit digs.
Records
UNCG: 8-9, 2-2 SoCon
The Citadel: 8-8, 1-2 SoCon
Up Next
The Spartans host ETSU on Friday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. and then Chattanooga on Saturday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. UNCG's game on Friday is a Breast Cancer Awareness Game where the first 100 students will receive a free t-shirt.
The UNCG women's athletic teams have partnered with Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) for the month of October. LBBC is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands there is more than one way to have breast cancer.
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