College of Charleston
South Carolina
Cougars Capture Victory Over South Carolina
9/4/2010 6:50:00 PM | Volleyball
ROCKHILL, S.C. -The College of Charleston volleyball team captured their second consecutive five-set victory with a 3-2 win over South Carolina in game two of the Carolina Challenge at the Winthrop Coliseum Saturday afternoon (24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 16-14).
CofC Head Coach Jason Kepner, who won his first match at CofC against South Carolina, said he was overall happy with the win.
"I'm proud of how we played," Kepner said. "I'm disappointed we were not able to put the balls away at the end of the game to win it, we had to rely on two hitting errors to close out the match. Anytime you beat an SEC team like South Carolina it's a good win."
The win for the Cougars is the first against the Gamecocks since a 3-1 victory in Columbia on Nov. 11 2006.
Senior Whitney Russell led the Cougars with a career-high 29 kills on 55 attempts. Russell's total is the second all-time mark in school history in a five-set match and most since Suzanne Lowry recorded 45 kills against Charleston Southern in the '92 season.
"Whit always has that capability of having big swings," said Kepner. She struggled yesterday, so it was great to see her respond against a team like South Carolina."
The Cougars will take the court next at 5:30p.m. as they battle Clemson.
