GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team took a 3-1 loss to The Citadel on Thursday night (21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-27) in Fleming Gym.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A kill from McKenna Timmerman put UNCG on the board first in Thursday night's match. The Citadel quickly responded with a 4-0 run to take the lead and hold it for the remainder of the set. The Spartans came back to tie things up on a couple occasions late in the set, but it wouldn't be enough to keep the Bulldogs from taking game one, 25-21.
 
The Citadel scored first in the second set, but UNCG tallied a 10-4 run to take control. The Blue & Gold continued to maintain the lead throughout the remainder of the set. A final kill from Madeline Timmerman coming off the hands of Izora Gragg secured set two for the Spartans, 25-22.
 
The Bulldogs started off with an early 4-1 run, but UNCG bounced back quickly with a 6-0 run to take a 7-4 lead in the third game. The set continued to go back-and-forth featuring a total of 10 ties and six lead changes throughout. However, with the Spartans on top 22-19, the Bulldogs tallied a 6-0 run to claim set three, 25-22.
 
The fourth and final game was a battle between the two teams consisting of 13 total ties and coming right down to the wire. However, with the set tied at 25, The Citadel notched two consecutive points to come away with the 27-25 fourth set for the 3-1 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Four Spartans posted double-digit digs and three recorded double-digit kills.
• McKenna recorded her third double-double of the season after posting new match highs of 18 kills and 21 digs.
• Megan Carron and Chloe Nussbaum followed closely behind with 19 and 17 digs, respectively.
• Allie Sweet led the match with 19 kills.
• Sydney Harrington paced both teams with three service aces.
• America Anderson led the match with six blocks, while notching a .444 hitting percentage on the day.
• Gragg led the match with a new career high of 53 assists.

RECORDS
UNCG: 5-10, 0-3 SoCon
The Citadel:  7-7, 1-2 SoCon

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue at home by hosting Wofford tomorrow in Fleming Gym at 6:00 p.m.
 
The first 100 UNCG students will receive a FREE Chick-fil-A sandwich courtesy of ACE at Friday's match and all regular season home matches are free admission.