GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman volleyball team begins a three-match Southern Conference homestand Tuesday evening when it hosts The Citadel Bulldogs at 6 p.m. from Timmons Arena.
Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. The match is being streamed via paid subscription on ESPN+. Updates will be posted on the Furman volleyball Twitter page (@FurmanVB).
Single-game tickets to Tuesday's contest, sponsored by Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, are available at $10 with groups being able to purchase tickets at $5. Kids 12 years and younger receive free admission.
The Paladins (10-12, 4-7 SoCon) split a series on the road last weekend at East Tennessee State. Furman dropped a 3-1 decision last Friday before following up with a three-set sweep of the Buccaneers on Saturday.
In the series opener,
Amber Watson paced the Paladin offense with 11 kills while
Kacie Moore provided 10 on .368 hitting.
Morgan Baldridge notched a double-double on 32 assists and 18 digs. Defensively,
Kennedy Seekford totaled 17 digs and
Brooke Scheffler added 12. Furman concluded the contest hitting .181 and led 79-69 in digs and 8.0-7.0 in blocks. Moore led the team with five blocks and
Izzy Castelloe added four.
Head coach
Michelle Young collected her 450
th career victory last Saturday following the Paladins' 3-0 win in the finale. Castelloe led all players with a match high 16 kills on .281 hitting and Moore hit .556 and posted 11 kills. Baldridge turned in her third double-double of the year on 35 assists and 13 digs. Seekford finished with a team best 14 digs and
Ashtan Dodson contributed 10. Furman compiled a .235 hitting percentage and held a 45-41 advantage in kills, 43-39 in assists, and 61-50 in digs. The Paladins also led 10.0-5.0 in blocks highlighted by five from
Tennyson Gorman and four apiece by Castelloe and Moore.
The Citadel enters the contest having dropped its last six matches, sitting at 4-19 overall and 1-10 in the SoCon. The Bulldogs are under the direction of ninth-year head coach Dave Zelenock.
Furman and The Citadel will be facing each other for the 56
th time in program history with the Paladins owning a 44-11 advantage in the all-time series. The Bulldogs topped the Paladins, 3-1, during the first meeting this season on October 6 in Charleston.
Furman remains at Timmons Arena this weekend, October 30-31, to host UNC Greensboro in a two-match SoCon series.
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