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College of Charleston Volleyball News

September 13, 2022

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COUGARS FALL TO CHANTICLEERS TUESDAY



CONWAY, S.C. --- Anna Smith put down a match-high 16 kills as College of Charleston fell to Coastal Carolina in a four-set battle on Tuesday evening.



Coastal Carolina (7-3) won the match by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-22 holding College of Charleston (3-7) to a .123 hitting percentage while accumulating 13 blocks. The Chanticleers finished with 56 kills and eight service aces compared to totals of 47 and four for the Cougars.



QUICK SETS

Final Score: Coastal Carolina 3, Charleston 1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-22)

Location: Conway, S.C. (The HTC Center)

Records: Charleston (3-7), Coastal Carolina (7-3)



Critical Point

After Charleston trimmed the margin to 17-15 in the third set on an ace from Chandler Manusky, Coastal Carolina answered with an 8-1 spurt to take the set, 25-16, and claim a 2-1 lead in the match. The Chanticleers would go on to edge the Cougars, 25-22, in the fourth to close out the match.



Key Cougars



  *   Anna Smith paced all hitters with a match-high 16 kills on a career-best 50 swings.

  *   Manusky and Gabi Bailey led the team with 18 digs each while Bailey added seven kills.

  *   Sofie Vogel equaled her career-high with nine kills to go along with four blocks.

  *   Emma Appleman recorded a double-double with 27 assists and 14 digs.





Match Notes



  *   With her 14 digs on Tuesday evening, Appleman surpassed the 250-mark for her career.



Up Next

The Cougars return to the Lowcountry and make the short trek to North Charleston on Friday and Saturday to take part in Charleston Southern’s CSU Chucktown Throwdown. Charleston will face off with Montana at 10:00 a.m. and CSU at 7:00 p.m. on Friday before closing out the weekend with a 1:00 p.m. matchup against UNC Greensboro on Saturday.



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