EAST CAROLINA 3, THE CITADEL 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-17)
GREENVILLE, NC — East Carolina built a lead and played a very clean, disciplined third set (hitting .382 with 14 kills and one error) to stop The Citadel in Round 1 of the 2023 NIVC. The Pirates (21-10) will face Georgia Southern in a Super 16 matchup Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs close their remarkable season at 27-4. ECU had a lead as large as 22-14 in Set 1, but the Bulldogs drew close enough to make it 22-18 and force a timeout by the Pirates. Gina Delancey’s kill made it 22-19; East Carolina closed the drama with kills by Ellie Pate and Carlia Northcross. Set 2 saw ECU use a 5-0 run to claim a 23-16 lead. Francesca McBride’s kill made it 24-17, and an error was the final point for the Pirates. The Pirates got 18 kills and 11 digs from Angeles Alderete and 27 assists and 15 digs from Julianna Askew. Tia Shum had 16 digs and Payton Evenstad added 10 digs. For The Citadel, Ali Ruffin and Maddy Cardenas had 10 kills apiece. Belle Hogan dished out 32 assists; Jaelynn Elgert added 20 digs as Ruffin posted 18 digs. Mackenzie Martin closed with 10 digs. |
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