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College of Charleston Beach Volleyball News
April 23, 2022
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CHARLESTON SPLITS WITH UNCW, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SATURDAY AT ASUN CHAMPIONSHIP
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ---
The College of Charleston beach volleyball team salvaged a Saturday split with a 4-1 win over Stephen F. Austin after falling to UNCW, 4-1, to head into the final day of pool play on Sunday
with a 3-1 record for the weekend at the 2022 ASUN Championship hosted at the John Hunt Sports Complex.
QUICK SETS
Final Score (Match One): No. 4 UNCW 4, No. 5 College of Charleston 1
Final Score (Match Two): No. 5 College of Charleston 4, No. 9 Stephen F. Austin 1
Location: Huntsville, Ala. (John Hunt Sports Complex)
Records: Charleston (22-12), UNCW (23-10), Stephen F. Austin (13-20)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Fourth-seeded UNCW jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the Cougars’ first match of the day, clinching the dual with a trio of straight-set victories at threes, fours and fives. The
Cougars would secure a point with a gritty three-set win by Amani Dunston and Sofie Vogel in the second flight before UNCW rallied for a three-set victory of its own in the top flight.
Charleston bounced back against ninth-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the afternoon session with four straight-set wins at twos through fives. The Cougars were unable to secure the
sweep as the Ladyjacks rallied for a three-set win in the top pairing.
PAIR OF THE DAY
Dunston and Vogel tallied two victories to lead the way for the Cougars including a 21-16, 21-14 win in the second flight against Stephen F. Austin. The duo also rallied for a 19-21,
21-18, 15-8 victory to capture the Cougars’ lone point against UNCW.
NOTABLES
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With their victory against Stephen F. Austin, Gabi Bailey and Kyra Thompson moved into a tie for first on the single-season pairs wins list with their 22nd
win of the season.
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Dunston collected the 39th and 40th victories of her career on Saturday to move into a tie for eighth all-time alongside Sky Benjamin.
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Thompson posted her 37th career win in the second match of the day to move into sole possession of 10th on the all-time individual wins list.
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The Cougars head into Sunday’s final day of pool play sitting third in Pool A behind No. 1 Stetson and No. 4 UNCW.
No. 4 UNCW 4, No. 5 College of Charleston 1
1. Mattie Johnson/Grace Sistrunk (UNCW) def. Sky Benjamin/Ella Reames (COFC) 22-24, 21-19, 15-13
2. Sofie Vogel/Amani Dunston (COFC) def. Tessa Rogers/Sadie Sharkey (UNCW) 19-21, 21-18, 15-8
3. Ellie Bucci/Ashley Thompson (UNCW) def. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) 21-16, 21-15
4. Brianna Haggerty/Maddy Folks (UNCW) def. Maria Zweig/Jasmin Goei (COFC) 21-18, 21-19
5. Kaley McLaughlin/Jadyn Barry (UNCW) def. Emma Falk/Rebeca Olariu (COFC) 21-14, 22-20
No. 5 College of Charleston 4, No. 9 Stephen F. Austin 1
1. Natalie Bennett/Olivia Unnasch (SFA) def. Sky Benjamin/Ella Reames (COFC) 13-21, 21-18, 15-13
2. Amani Dunston/Sofie Vogel (COFC) def. Barbara Martin/Sadie Shipman (SFA) 21-16, 21-14
3. Kyra Thompson/Gabi Bailey (COFC) def. Madison Hall/Suzana de Oliveria (SFA) 21-13, 21-17
4. Maria Zweig/Jasmin Goei (COFC) def. Kelly Johnson/Madison Horton (SFA) 21-18, 21-14
5. Rebeca Olariu/Emma Falk (COFC) def. Callie Neumann/Rylee Erwin (SFA) 21-15, 21-18
NEXT UP
The Cougars will conclude play in Pool A on Sunday morning when CofC squares off against top overall seed Stetson at 11:00 am ET with a spot in Monday’s semifinal round on the line.
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