The Citadel vs ETSU Volleyball: ETSU Wins 3-0 (Nov 5, 2026)

FinalThu, Nov 5, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: ETSU 98.3% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 5, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

ETSU beat visiting The Citadel 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13) on Thu, Nov 5, 2026. ETSU's Karis Chatfield led with 12 kills, and Melanie Morris added 14 digs.

Data through Nov 10, 6:25 PM CT · final Nov 5

Set	1	2	3	Sets
CITDEL	13	12	13	0
ETSU	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

ETSU held The Citadel under 20 in every set.

No single rally moved win probability more than 0.2 points. The Citadel peaked at 2% in Set 1. These are the stats that built the gap. Pre-match, RallyIQ had ETSU at 98%.

The CitadelETSU

Break %+35.5 pts
27.563.0
Points won on own serve: 46 of 73 vs 11 of 40. The Citadel sided out 37.0% of the time.
Hitting+.277
-.022.255
Kills and errors: 37–13 vs 18–20.
Longest run+2
46
Up 18–12 in the third set, ETSU scored 6 straight to make it 24–12. The set finished 25–13.

ETSU above 50The Citadel belowMax swing 0.2%

The CitadelETSU

Aces: The Citadel 2·ETSU 11
Serve err: The Citadel 5·ETSU 5
Blocks: The Citadel 4·ETSU 50 BS · 8 BA vs 1 BS · 8 BA
Digs: The Citadel 36·ETSU 44

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

ETSU above 50 · The Citadel below

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

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

CITDEL 1.1%98.9% ETSU

The Citadel wins

3-0

0.1%

3-1

0.3%

3-2

0.7%

ETSU wins

3-0

73.4%

3-1

21.6%

3-2

4.0%

CITDEL break %: 36.1% vs this opp
ETSU break %: 53.8% 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	BA	BLK	PTS
2Cameron ReeseOH	3	4	5	22	-.045	1	1	0	4	2	1	0.5	5.5
12Luci LippelgoosMB	3	2	7	16	-.313	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	3
17Jordyn SimsOH	3	2	2	9	.000	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.5	2.5
21Samantha WeiseMB	3	1	0	3	.333	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
6Greta PleussS	3	0	0	5	.000	13	1	1	5	0	1	0.5	1.5
5Gwen BerryOH	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0
7Rachel ReiningerOH	3	8	6	32	.063	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.5	8.5
22Emerson HillL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0
9Megan StoneL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	1	12	4	0	0	0
18Emma PastusicOH	1	1	0	4	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3Mia WatsonL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		18	20	92	-.022	18	2	5	36	11	8	4	38

ETSUhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
15Karis ChatfieldOH	3	12	4	24	.333	2	3	0	6	1	0	0	0	15
14Makayla BaysOH	3	11	2	21	.429	0	0	2	6	0	1	0	1	12
8Raegan WallerMB	3	2	1	8	.125	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	4
20Elizabeth AylwardOH	3	2	3	11	-.091	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	3
1Gianna BlairMB	3	1	1	6	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2
12Alex KreutzmannS	3	0	0	1	.000	10	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
6Chloe SmithOH	3	9	2	22	.318	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10
17Bailey GohlkeS	3	0	0	0	–	20	3	1	10	0	0	0	0	3
11Melanie MorrisDS	3	0	0	1	.000	3	2	2	14	1	0	0	0	2
13Zeynep ÖzerL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
18Emma MacFerranMB	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		37	13	94	.255	35	11	5	44	2	1	8	5	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 ETSU

Season series · ETSU leads 2-0

Thu, Nov 5, 2026The Citadel at ETSU · ETSU won 3-0This match
Fri, Nov 6, 2026The Citadel at ETSU · ETSU won 3-0Result →

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 CITDEL · ETSU 6

Set 1

13-25

Longest run 4 CITDELETSU 5

Set 2

12-25

Longest run 2 CITDELETSU 5

Set 3

13-25

Longest run 2 CITDELETSU 6

Bars above the line = ETSU 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	75%6/8	0%0/5
2	46%6/13	40%4/10
3	24%5/21	14%1/7
4	22%4/18	38%3/8
5	43%3/7	33%2/6
6	50%3/6	25%1/4
All	37%27/73	28%11/40

ETSU

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	86%6/7	50%4/8
2	67%6/9	33%3/9
3	75%6/8	65%11/17
4	57%4/7	80%16/20
5	80%4/5	69%9/13
6	75%3/4	50%3/6
All	73%29/40	63%46/73

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

113 rallies

#	CITDEL-ETSU	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Alex Kreutzmann
2	1-1	ETSU	CITDEL	Blocked	Karis Chatfield	blk Samantha Weise, Jordyn Sims
3	1-2	CITDEL	ETSU	Serve err	Megan Stone
4	1-3	ETSU	ETSU	Attack err	Jordyn Sims
5	2-3	ETSU	CITDEL	Attack err	Makayla Bays
6	2-4	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Serve err	Emerson Hill
7	2-5	ETSU	ETSU×3	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Bailey Gohlke
8	2-6	ETSU	ETSU×3	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
9	3-6	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Rachel Reininger
10	4-6	CITDEL	CITDEL	Ace	The Citadel	aced Melanie Morris
11	4-7	CITDEL	ETSU	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
12	4-8	ETSU	ETSU	Ace	Karis Chatfield	aced Megan Stone
13	5-8	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
14	5-9	CITDEL	ETSU×4	Kill	Raegan Waller	set Bailey Gohlke
15	5-10	ETSU	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
16	5-11	ETSU	ETSU×4	Blocked	Rachel Reininger	blk Gianna Blair, Chloe Smith
17	5-12	ETSU	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
18	6-12	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Samantha Weise	set Cameron Reese
19	7-12	CITDEL	CITDEL	Blocked	Chloe Smith	blk Rachel Reininger, Samantha Weise
20	7-13	CITDEL	ETSU×4	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke
21	7-14	ETSU	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Alex Kreutzmann
22	7-15	ETSU	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Karis Chatfield
23	7-16	ETSU	ETSU×4	Ace	Alex Kreutzmann	aced Rachel Reininger
24	8-16	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
25	8-17	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Gianna Blair	set Alex Kreutzmann
26	9-17	ETSU	CITDEL×4	Serve err	Makayla Bays
27	10-17	CITDEL	CITDEL×4	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Greta Pleuss
28	11-17	CITDEL	CITDEL×4	Attack err	Gianna Blair
29	12-17	CITDEL	CITDEL×4	Kill	Jordyn Sims	set Megan Stone
30	12-18	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Alex Kreutzmann
31	12-19	ETSU	ETSU×3	Attack err	Cameron Reese
32	12-20	ETSU	ETSU×3	Ace	Melanie Morris
33	13-20	ETSU	CITDEL	Serve err	Melanie Morris
34	13-21	CITDEL	ETSU×5	Serve err	Luci Lippelgoos
35	13-22	ETSU	ETSU×5	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
36	13-23	ETSU	ETSU×5	Ace	Bailey Gohlke	aced Megan Stone
37	13-24	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Melanie Morris
38	13-25	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Bailey Gohlke
Set 2
1	1-0	ETSU	CITDEL	Serve err	Makayla Bays
2	1-1	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
3	1-2	ETSU	ETSU×3	Ace	Melanie Morris	aced Megan Stone
4	1-3	ETSU	ETSU×3	Attack err	Cameron Reese
5	2-3	ETSU	CITDEL	Serve err	Melanie Morris
6	2-4	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Alex Kreutzmann
7	2-5	ETSU	ETSU×3	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
8	2-6	ETSU	ETSU×3	Ace	Bailey Gohlke	aced Megan Stone
9	3-6	ETSU	CITDEL	Attack err	Karis Chatfield
10	4-6	CITDEL	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Megan Stone
11	4-7	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Attack err	Rachel Reininger
12	4-8	ETSU	ETSU×3	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Karis Chatfield
13	4-9	ETSU	ETSU×3	Blocked	Luci Lippelgoos	blk Makayla Bays
14	5-9	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Luci Lippelgoos	set Greta Pleuss
15	6-9	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Makayla Bays
16	6-10	CITDEL	ETSU	Serve err	Luci Lippelgoos
17	6-11	ETSU	ETSU	Ace	Raegan Waller	aced Samantha Weise
18	7-11	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Emerson Hill
19	7-12	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke
20	8-12	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Jordyn Sims	set Greta Pleuss
21	8-13	CITDEL	ETSU	Blocked	Jordyn Sims	blk Gianna Blair, Elizabeth Aylward
22	8-14	ETSU	ETSU	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Alex Kreutzmann
23	9-14	ETSU	CITDEL	Attack err	Elizabeth Aylward
24	10-14	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Karis Chatfield
25	10-15	CITDEL	ETSU	Attack err	Cameron Reese
26	11-15	ETSU	CITDEL	Attack err	Raegan Waller
27	11-16	CITDEL	ETSU×5	Kill	Elizabeth Aylward	set Bailey Gohlke
28	11-17	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Melanie Morris
29	11-18	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Melanie Morris
30	11-19	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Bailey Gohlke
31	11-20	ETSU	ETSU×5	Attack err	Luci Lippelgoos
32	12-20	ETSU	CITDEL	Serve err	Bailey Gohlke
33	12-21	CITDEL	ETSU×5	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke
34	12-22	ETSU	ETSU×5	Attack err	Rachel Reininger
35	12-23	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
36	12-24	ETSU	ETSU×5	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Greta Pleuss
37	12-25	ETSU	ETSU×5	Ace	Karis Chatfield
Set 3
1	0-1	CITDEL	ETSU	Attack err	Cameron Reese
2	1-1	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Cameron Reese	set Greta Pleuss
3	1-2	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Greta Pleuss
4	1-3	ETSU	ETSU×3	Blocked	Cameron Reese	blk Raegan Waller, Elizabeth Aylward
5	1-4	ETSU	ETSU×3	Attack err	Melanie Morris
6	2-4	ETSU	CITDEL	Blocked	Elizabeth Aylward	blk Luci Lippelgoos, Cameron Reese
7	3-4	CITDEL	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
8	3-5	CITDEL	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Alex Kreutzmann
9	3-6	ETSU	ETSU×4	Ace	Bailey Gohlke	aced Cameron Reese
10	3-7	ETSU	ETSU×4	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
11	3-8	ETSU	ETSU×4	Bad set	Greta Pleuss
12	4-8	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
13	5-8	CITDEL	CITDEL	Attack err	Chloe Smith
14	5-9	CITDEL	ETSU×3	Attack err	Rachel Reininger
15	5-10	ETSU	ETSU×3	Blocked	Rachel Reininger	blk Chloe Smith, Raegan Waller
16	5-11	ETSU	ETSU×3	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
17	6-11	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
18	7-11	CITDEL	CITDEL	Ace	The Citadel	aced Karis Chatfield
19	7-12	CITDEL	ETSU	Serve err	Greta Pleuss
20	8-12	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
21	8-13	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Bailey Gohlke
22	9-13	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Emma Pastusic	set Greta Pleuss
23	9-14	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Makayla Bays	set Alex Kreutzmann
24	9-15	ETSU	ETSU	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Alex Kreutzmann
25	10-15	ETSU	CITDEL	Attack err	Elizabeth Aylward
26	10-16	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Alex Kreutzmann
27	11-16	ETSU	CITDEL	Blocked	Karis Chatfield	blk Greta Pleuss, Luci Lippelgoos
28	11-17	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Elizabeth Aylward	set Bailey Gohlke
29	11-18	ETSU	ETSU	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke
30	12-18	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Luci Lippelgoos	set Greta Pleuss
31	12-19	CITDEL	ETSU×6	Kill	Karis Chatfield	set Bailey Gohlke
32	12-20	ETSU	ETSU×6	Ace	Karis Chatfield	aced Gwen Berry
33	12-21	ETSU	ETSU×6	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke
34	12-22	ETSU	ETSU×6	Attack err	Rachel Reininger
35	12-23	ETSU	ETSU×6	Kill	Raegan Waller	set Bailey Gohlke
36	12-24	ETSU	ETSU×6	Ace	Zeynep Özer	aced Cameron Reese
37	13-24	ETSU	CITDEL	Kill	Rachel Reininger	set Greta Pleuss
38	13-25	CITDEL	ETSU	Kill	Chloe Smith	set Bailey Gohlke

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).

ETSU def. The Citadel 3–0

ETSU held The Citadel under 20 in every set.