College of Charleston (3-2) were able to win the title after earning a 2-1 weekend record with Memphis (1-6) and winning the head-to-head tiebreak after UNF lost to Slovenia in the afternoon.

The Cougars were led by Tournament MVP Sloane White who hit .462 and notched 14 kills and two blocks. All-Tournament selection Kerstin Koehler set new career highs with 12 kills and six blocks, while she also hit .458.

Emily Shelton was also named to the All-Tournament team as she tallied 16 digs on Saturday after tying her career high with 32 digs yesterday.

Kallie McKown tallied a double-double with 39 assists and 18 digs.

Memphis' Altrese Hawkins notched a match-high 21 kills and 17 digs. Maja Kostic, named All-Tournament, landed 13 kills and libero Aleksandra Petronijevic made 25 digs.

"Today, we focused on staying smooth and efficient and we handled our responsibilities," head coach Jason Kepner said. "We played within ourselves and played well as a team."

College of Charleston fell behind 6-1 in the first set, but slowly worked back into the set, trailing by 16-14 after a White kill. The Cougars tied the set at 18 when Grace Rebarchak recorded a block and a Lizzie Theesfeld ace gave the Cougars their first lead. Kills from Darcy Dorton and White closed out the first set with a CofC win, 25-22.

CofC built a 10-7 lead in the second set and held a two- or three-point lead until the Tigers tied the set at 15. The teams traded points until a tie at 21, but two errors from Memphis gave CofC a 23-21 lead. After an Emily Neideffer attack error, the Tigers committed two more errors to give the Cougars a 25-22 set two win.

Memphis went on a set-opening run again in the third, quickly building an 8-2 lead. The Cougars were able to come back yet again, tying the set at 16. However, the Tigers went on a 5-0 run on the serve of Hawkins, setting up an eventual 25-20 set win for Memphis.

White took over for CofC in the fourth set, making five kills on seven attempts. CofC built a 15-9 lead and never trailed, despite a late Memphis run. The Tigers tied the set at 23 after a kill from Maja Kostic. But White notched a big kill and the Cougars clinched the match with a block from Koehler and Theesfeld.

College of Charleston will travel to Lawrence, Kansas next weekend to compete against Wyoming, Arizona State and Kansas in the Jayhawk Invitational.