UNC Greensboro def. The Citadel 3-0 Volleyball (Oct 9)

FinalFri, Oct 9, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: UNC Greensboro 98.0% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 9, 4:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

UNC Greensboro beat visiting The Citadel 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-14) on Fri, Oct 9, 2026. UNC Greensboro's Allie Sweet led with 18 kills.

Data through Nov 3, 9:45 PM CT · final Oct 9

Set	1	2	3	Sets
CITDEL	13	18	14	0
UNC G	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Allie Sweet hit .457 with 18 kills as UNC Greensboro rolled past The Citadel.

No single rally moved win probability more than 0.3 points. The Citadel peaked at 2% in Set 1. These are the stats that built the gap. UNC Greensboro went in as RallyIQ's 98% pick.

The CitadelUNC Greensboro

Break %+27.0 pts
31.958.9
On serve: 43/73 against 15/47 (The Citadel sideout 41.1%).
Hitting+.256
.081.337
Kills and errors: 46–12 vs 26–18.
Longest run+4
37
Up 16–11 in the first set, UNC Greensboro scored 7 straight to make it 23–11. That set ended 25–13.

UNC Greensboro above 50The Citadel belowMax swing 0.3%

The CitadelUNC Greensboro

Aces: The Citadel 2·UNC Greensboro 7
Serve err: The Citadel 4·UNC Greensboro 5
Blocks: The Citadel 4·UNC Greensboro 83 BS · 2 BA vs 2 BS · 12 BA
Digs: The Citadel 35·UNC Greensboro 49

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

UNC Greensboro above 50 · The Citadel below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: UNC Greensboro stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CITDEL 1.2%98.8% UNC G

The Citadel wins

3-0

0.1%

3-1

0.3%

3-2

0.8%

UNC Greensboro wins

3-0

72.0%

3-1

22.4%

3-2

4.3%

CITDEL break %: 36.4% vs this opp
UNC G break %: 53.7% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Box score

Official NCAA box

The Citadelaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
7Rachel ReiningerOH	3	9	3	32	.188	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	1.5	10.5
23Elizabeth MillerMB	3	3	2	7	.143	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	5
17Jordyn SimsOH	3	3	1	11	.182	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
12Luci LippelgoosMB	3	0	3	10	-.300	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
2Cameron ReeseOH	2	5	6	25	-.040	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	5
6Greta PleussS	2	0	0	0	–	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1Allie DavisonS	3	1	1	2	.000	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
22Emerson HillL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
5Gwen BerryOH	3	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
10Jess MartinL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0
18Emma PastusicOH	2	4	2	9	.222	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
16Karlie VogelheimMB	1	1	0	2	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team totals		26	18	99	.081	24	2	4	35	7	3	2	4	45

UNC Greensborohome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
8Allie SweetOH	3	18	2	35	.457	1	1	1	13	0	0	1	0.5	19.5
13Siena SmiejekMB	3	5	1	10	.400	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	8
44Connore' Siler-NixonMB	3	6	2	12	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	7
3Izora GraggS	3	0	1	3	-.333	37	0	1	10	0	0	2	1	1
5Ella BurdL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
9Mia NicklasDS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
17Hailey CliftonOH	3	11	2	19	.474	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	14
18Kendall LanclosOH	3	6	4	22	.091	0	4	0	3	0	0	1	0.5	10.5
10Chloe NussbaumL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	5	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	1
14Graylinn SergeL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		46	12	101	.337	43	7	5	49	2	2	12	8	75

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

The Citadel vs UNC Greensboro

Season series · UNC Greensboro leads 2-0

Fri, Oct 9, 2026The Citadel at UNC Greensboro · UNC Greensboro won 3-0This match
Sat, Oct 10, 2026The Citadel at UNC Greensboro · UNC Greensboro won 3-1Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 CITDEL · UNC G 7

Set 1

13-25

Longest run 3 CITDELUNC G 7

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 3 CITDELUNC G 5

Set 3

14-25

Longest run 2 CITDELUNC G 4

Bars above the line = UNC Greensboro leads, below = The Citadel leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

The Citadel

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	33%6/18	50%6/12
2	63%5/8	25%2/8
3	38%5/13	17%1/6
4	31%5/16	17%1/6
5	63%5/8	38%3/8
6	40%4/10	29%2/7
All	41%30/73	32%15/47

UNC Greensboro

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	60%6/10	60%6/10
2	75%6/8	67%12/18
3	71%5/7	44%4/9
4	71%5/7	72%13/18
5	71%5/7	50%5/10
6	63%5/8	38%3/8
All	68%32/47	59%43/73

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (3 of 3 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

120 rallies

#	CITDEL-UNC G	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
2	0-2	UNC G	UNC G×3	Attack err	Jordyn Sims
3	0-3	UNC G	UNC G×3	Blocked	Rachel Reininger	blk Izora Gragg, Siena Smiejek
4	1-3	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
5	1-4	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Siena Smiejek	set Izora Gragg
6	1-5	UNC G	UNC G	Blocked	Cameron Reese	blk Hailey Clifton, Siena Smiejek
7	2-5	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Greta Pleuss
8	3-5	CITDEL	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Greta Pleuss
9	3-6	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
10	3-7	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
11	3-8	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Siena Smiejek	set Izora Gragg
12	4-8	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Jordyn Sims	set Greta Pleuss
13	4-9	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
14	4-10	UNC G	UNC G	Attack err	Cameron Reese
15	5-10	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Gwen Berry
16	6-10	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Hailey Clifton
17	6-11	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
18	6-12	UNC G	UNC G	Attack err	Rachel Reininger
19	7-12	UNC G	CITDEL	Blocked	Connore' Siler-Nixon	blk Rachel Reininger, Luci Lippelgoos
20	8-12	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Kendall Lanclos
21	8-13	CITDEL	UNC G×4	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
22	8-14	UNC G	UNC G×4	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Cameron Reese
23	8-15	UNC G	UNC G×4	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
24	8-16	UNC G	UNC G×4	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Emerson Hill
25	9-16	UNC G	CITDEL×3	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
26	10-16	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Kill	Jordyn Sims	set Greta Pleuss
27	11-16	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Ace	The Citadel	aced Ella Burd
28	11-17	CITDEL	UNC G×7	Attack err	Cameron Reese
29	11-18	UNC G	UNC G×7	Blocked	Elizabeth Miller	blk Allie Sweet, Siena Smiejek
30	11-19	UNC G	UNC G×7	Blocked	Rachel Reininger	blk Siena Smiejek, Izora Gragg
31	11-20	UNC G	UNC G×7	Kill	Allie Sweet
32	11-21	UNC G	UNC G×7	Kill	Allie Sweet
33	11-22	UNC G	UNC G×7	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
34	11-23	UNC G	UNC G×7	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
35	12-23	UNC G	CITDEL	Serve err	UNC Greensboro
36	13-23	CITDEL	CITDEL	Blocked	Siena Smiejek	blk Elizabeth Miller
37	13-24	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
38	13-25	UNC G	UNC G	Blocked	Cameron Reese	blk Hailey Clifton
Set 2
1	0-1	UNC G	UNC G	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Cameron Reese
2	1-1	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Allie Davison
3	1-2	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
4	2-2	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Elizabeth Miller	set Allie Davison
5	2-3	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
6	3-3	UNC G	CITDEL	Serve err	UNC Greensboro
7	4-3	CITDEL	CITDEL	Ace	The Citadel	aced Ella Burd
8	4-4	CITDEL	UNC G×5	Serve err	The Citadel
9	4-5	UNC G	UNC G×5	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
10	4-6	UNC G	UNC G×5	Attack err	Cameron Reese
11	4-7	UNC G	UNC G×5	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
12	4-8	UNC G	UNC G×5	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Izora Gragg
13	5-8	UNC G	CITDEL×3	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Allie Davison
14	6-8	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Allie Davison
15	7-8	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Siena Smiejek
16	7-9	CITDEL	UNC G	Serve err	The Citadel
17	8-9	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Allie Davison	set Cameron Reese
18	8-10	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Chloe Nussbaum
19	9-10	UNC G	CITDEL×3	Kill	Elizabeth Miller	set Allie Davison
20	10-10	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Attack err	Izora Gragg
21	11-10	CITDEL	CITDEL×3	Attack err	Kendall Lanclos
22	11-11	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
23	12-11	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Jordyn Sims	set Allie Davison
24	12-12	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
25	12-13	UNC G	UNC G	Ace	UNC Greensboro
26	13-13	UNC G	CITDEL	Blocked	Allie Sweet	blk Elizabeth Miller
27	13-14	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
28	13-15	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
29	13-16	UNC G	UNC G×3	Blocked	Cameron Reese	blk Hailey Clifton
30	14-16	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Allie Davison
31	14-17	CITDEL	UNC G×4	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
32	14-18	UNC G	UNC G×4	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
33	14-19	UNC G	UNC G×4	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
34	14-20	UNC G	UNC G×4	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Chloe Nussbaum
35	15-20	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Emma Pastusic	set Allie Davison
36	15-21	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
37	15-22	UNC G	UNC G	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Cameron Reese
38	16-22	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Allie Davison
39	17-22	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Hailey Clifton
40	17-23	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Chloe Nussbaum
41	17-24	UNC G	UNC G	Blocked	Elizabeth Miller	blk Connore' Siler-Nixon, Kendall Lanclos
42	18-24	UNC G	CITDEL	Serve err	UNC Greensboro
43	18-25	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
Set 3
1	1-0	CITDEL	CITDEL	Blocked	Connore' Siler-Nixon	blk Rachel Reininger
2	2-0	CITDEL	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Allie Davison
3	2-1	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
4	2-2	UNC G	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
5	3-2	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Karlie Vogelheim	set Allie Davison
6	4-2	CITDEL	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Allie Davison
7	4-3	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
8	5-3	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Emma Pastusic	set Allie Davison
9	5-4	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Siena Smiejek	set Izora Gragg
10	5-5	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
11	5-6	UNC G	UNC G×3	Attack err	Allie Davison
12	6-6	UNC G	CITDEL	Serve err	UNC Greensboro
13	6-7	CITDEL	UNC G×4	Serve err	The Citadel
14	6-8	UNC G	UNC G×4	Blocked	Emma Pastusic	blk Hailey Clifton, Connore' Siler-Nixon
15	6-9	UNC G	UNC G×4	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Allie Sweet
16	6-10	UNC G	UNC G×4	Attack err	Emma Pastusic
17	7-10	UNC G	CITDEL	Attack err	Kendall Lanclos
18	7-11	CITDEL	UNC G	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
19	8-11	UNC G	CITDEL	Attack err	Kendall Lanclos
20	8-12	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Serve err	The Citadel
21	8-13	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Izora Gragg
22	8-14	UNC G	UNC G×3	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Gwen Berry
23	9-14	UNC G	CITDEL	Attack err	Allie Sweet
24	9-15	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet	set Chloe Nussbaum
25	9-16	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Allie Sweet
26	9-17	UNC G	UNC G×3	Kill	Siena Smiejek	set Izora Gragg
27	10-17	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Elizabeth Miller	set Allie Davison
28	10-18	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Siena Smiejek	set Izora Gragg
29	11-18	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Emma Pastusic	set Allie Davison
30	11-19	CITDEL	UNC G×3	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
31	11-20	UNC G	UNC G×3	Ace	UNC Greensboro	aced Rachel Reininger
32	11-21	UNC G	UNC G×3	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
33	12-21	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Emma Pastusic	set Allie Davison
34	12-22	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Hailey Clifton	set Izora Gragg
35	13-22	UNC G	CITDEL	Serve err	UNC Greensboro
36	13-23	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Connore' Siler-Nixon	set Izora Gragg
37	13-24	UNC G	UNC G	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Izora Gragg
38	14-24	UNC G	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
39	14-25	CITDEL	UNC G	Kill	Kendall Lanclos	set Chloe Nussbaum

Score shown after each rally, The Citadel first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

UNC Greensboro def. The Citadel 3–0

Allie Sweet hit .457 with 18 kills as UNC Greensboro rolled past The Citadel.