CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston volleyball team lost for the first time in the Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview Classic, dropping a 3-0 match to the Auburn Tigers at Carolina First Arena Saturday Afternoon (25-13, 25-10, 25-19).
The Cougars (7-3) were led by junior Elyse Chubb's seven kills, and 17 digs from senior Paige Johnson.
This match was the first ever between these two teams in the regular season. Last spring the squads played in a best of three-game match, with Auburn winning 2-1.
Auburn (9-2) scored seven of the first 10 points of the match and never looked back, winning the first set by a score of 25-13. The second stanza followed a similar pattern as the Tigers built a 10-5 lead and held the Cougars to a -.167 hitting efficiency.
The Cougars refused to give up in the third set, scoring three of the first four points to take a 3-1 lead in the set. The points went back and fourth and Freshman Emily Neideffer terminated a ball for a kill to pull the Cougars to within a point at 10-11. The Tigers then found some extra energy and went on an 11-3 run to go up 22-13 and closed out the match at 25-19.
The Cougars next face the Oregon State Beavers at 7:30p.m. Both CofC and OSU have 1-1 records in the tournament.
