College of Charleston
.png&width=60&height=60&type=webp)
Kansas
Cougars Open With 3-0 Defeat At Kansas
9/7/2012 6:49:00 PM | Volleyball
The Jayhawks led for most of the match as KU hit .316 and held CofC to a .150 hitting percentage.
CofC's Darcy Dorton made 14 kills, while Emily Neideffer set a new career high with 10 kills. Neideffer also hit .562, the highest mark for the Cougar hitters.
Kansas' Caroline Jarmoc led the Jayhawks with 11 kills and five blocks. Brianne Riley dug a match-high 15 digs.
Kansas hit .545 in the first set, landing kills on the first four swings. Kolich and Dorton were able to notch kills early on that made the margin just 11-7. The Jayhawks then went on a 7-1 run to open up an 18-8 lead and break the set open. Despite late kills from Dorton, KU won the first set 25-15.
College of Charleston's defense played with renewed intensity in the second set, tallying 16 digs and limiting Kansas to a .176 hitting mark. The Cougars fought hard in the opening rounds, pulling to within 8-7 after two kills from Neideffer. KU used a service ace and a block from Tiana Dockery to race out to an 11-7 lead and eventually 19-14. Another kill from Neideffer and a service ace from Lizzie Theesfeld made it a three-point game again, but Kansas strung together several points to eventually win 25-18.
After CofC built a 3-1 lead in the third set, Kansas went on a 5-0 run to lead 6-3 and never trailed for the rest of the set. However, the Cougars showed grit at the end of the set by going on a 7-0 run on match point to take a 24-15 deficit and rally back to 24-22. However, KU called a timeout and landed a kill on the next serve to end the set, 25-22.
College of Charleston will continue with a 6:30 p.m. ET match against Wyoming tonight.
