Women's Volleyball | 9/19/2017 8:30:00 PM

Box Score CHARLESTON, S.C.  – Junior outside hitter Jennifer Rosado, eight kills, and freshman outside hitter Brooke Sanford, six kills, combined for 14 of the 29 kills as Savannah State University volleyball team (2-9) fell to The Citadel (5-11) 3-0 (14-25, 18-25, 21-25) Tuesday in McAlister Field House.
 
Rosado added three blocks and a .238 hitting percentage, while Sanford added five digs.  Senior setter Alee Quint led the team with 13 assists and with eight digs, while freshman setter Salma Gonzalez added 11 assists, five digs and four kills.  Freshman libero Leiri Melendez added six digs, while freshman outside hitter Amanda Rullan Vilanova added three kills and freshman middle blocker Tyran Chenault added three kills and three blocks.
 
Savannah State scored seven of the first 13 points to take a point lead, 7-6 in the first set, but The Citadel scored the next four points to take a three-point, 10-7.  The Bulldogs outscored SSU 15-7 during the rest of the set to win the set and to take a 1-0 match lead.
 
The Citadel scored the first three points to take a 3-0 lead in the second frame, but the Lady Tigers scored six of the next nine points to tie the set at six.  The Bulldogs scored 14 of the next 20 points to take an eight-point lead, 20-12, forcing a Savannah State timeout.  After the timeout, the Lady Tigers scored six of the next seven points to pull within three points, 21-18, but the Bulldogs scored the final four points to win the set and to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
Savannah State scored five of the first eight points in the final stanza to take a two-point lead, 5-3,but the Bulldogs scored the next two points to tie the set at five.  The Lady Tigers scored seven of the next 10 points to take a four-point lead, 12-8, but The Citadel scored six of the next nine points to pull within a point, 15-14.  SSU scored the next two points to increase its lead to three points, 17-14, but the Bulldogs outscored the Lady Tigers 11-4 during the rest of the set to win the set and the match.
 
The Bulldogs were led by Moria Smith and Autumn Bennett with 12 kills each, Megan Fuhr with 20 assists and Caricia Rodriguez with 10 digs. 
 
The Lady Tigers head north to Virginia this weekend for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North/South Challenge.  SSU plays a single match Friday against Norfolk State University at 7 p.m. in Norfolk and plays a doubleheader Saturday with University of Maryland Eastern Shore at 11 a.m. and Hampton University at 4 p.m. in Virginia Beach.
 
Short Box Score (Match)
2017 Savannah State Volleyball
Savannah State vs The Citadel (Sep 19, 2017 at Charleston, S.C.)
 
The Citadel def. Savannah State 25-14,25-18,25-21
 
  Savannah State (2-9) (Kills-aces-blocks) - ROSADO,Jennifer 8-0-3;
  SANFORD,Brooke 6-0-0; GONZALEZ,Salma 4-1-0; RULLAN VILANOVA,Aman
  3-0-0; CHENAULT,Tyran 3-0-3; GALLON,Ayree 2-1-0; COLBERT,Charlinda
  2-0-1; JONES,Jademone 1-0-0; Totals 29-2-4.0. (Assists) - QUINT,Alee
  13; GONZALEZ,Salma 11. (Dig leaders) - QUINT,Alee 8; MELENDEZ,Leiri 6
 
  The Citadel (5-11) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Autumn Bennett 12-0-1; Moriah
  Smith 12-0-2; Mellanie King 9-0-5; Jen Barbot 6-0-0; Sarah Dobrich
  3-0-4; Megan Fuhr 1-0-0; Julie Tanner 0-0-4; Caricia Rodriguez 0-2-0;
  Totals 43-2-8.0. (Assists) - Megan Fuhr 20; McKenzie Boland 15. (Dig
  leaders) - Caricia Rodriguez 10; McKenzie Boland 6
 
  Site: Charleston, S.C. (McAlister FH)
  Date: Sep 19, 2017   Attend: 87   Time: 1:18   
  Referees: Rocky Urena, Holly Meckley
 
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