Bucs fall to NIU, The Citadel to close weekend

Saturday, September 11

Charleston, S.C.

10 AM

3-5,0-0Big South

Northern Illinois

6-2,0-0MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Northern Ill.	25	24	25	25	3
Charleston So.	15	26	20	22	1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
The Citadel	25	17	25	25	3
Charleston So.	23	25	18	16	1

Photo by: Jim Killian/CSU Sports

9/11/2021 2:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern battled but fell in both matches Saturday to close the 2021 Buccaneer Invitational, 3-1 to both NIU and The Citadel from Buccaneer Field Hose.

Paige Reagor hit .444 to pace the Buccaneers (3-6) with 14 kills and Dayana Chara had 13 kills in her weekend debut, but the visiting Huskies (6-2) used a balanced attack to complete a 3-0 weekend in the opener Saturday morning.

Reagor added 10 more kills and hit an even .400 but Sharlissa de Jesus and the crosstown Bulldogs (3-1) knotched their first win in the series since the 2016 season.

News and Notes

Paige Reagor hit above .400 for the third-straight match while extending her double-digit kill streak to four
Dayana Chara had 13 kills in her first match since last Friday as she hit .200 vs, NIU
Saturday morning's affair was the first meeting between CSU and NIU
The Bucs' home loss to The Citadel was just the second from the Buc Dome in series history as CSU holds strong 21-8 overall

Up Next
Charleston Southern returns to action Thursday for a matinee affar with another Lowcountry rival, this time against South Carolina State from McAlister Fieldhouse on the campus of The Citadel. Match time is slated for 1 p.m.