Charleston Travels to Maryland for Sunday Tilt with Towson

Sunday, October 20

Towson, Md.

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

Towson

Charleston Travels to Maryland for Sunday Tilt with Towson

10/19/2019 11:36:00 AM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- College of Charleston is back on the road this weekend with a trip to Maryland for a Sunday tilt with Colonial Athletic Association leader Towson. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. at SECU Arena in Towson, Md.

THE OPPONENT
Towson carries a 17-2 overall record this season and leads the league with an unblemished 7-0 mark against CAA opponents. The Tigers enter the weekend ranked third in the nation in opponent hitting percentage (.124) and lead the league with a .281 attacking clip. Lydia Wiers (.439) and Silvia Grassini (.424) occupy the top two spots in the league in hitting percentage.

NOTABLES

The Cougars enter Sunday's match with a 1-5 record in league play after falling to Hofstra and Northeastern on the road last weekend.
Four Cougars are averaging more than 2.00 kills per set over the last five matches including a team-leading 3.22 clip for Mandy Napierala.
Freshman setter Tori Carpenter has seized the starting role over the last four matches averaging 9.47 assists and 2.00 digs per set in that span.
Senior Peyton Eisnaugle has been solid over the last five matches averaging 1.93 kills per set while hitting .358. The 6-foot-1 middle blocker also has 10 blocks in that span.
Junior Logan Manusky has been a stalwart on the back row over the last five matches averaging a squad-best 4.94 digs per set. She posted a career-high 29 digs in a five-set thriller against Elon on Oct. 4.
Senior Lauren Freed enters Sunday's match four digs shy of becoming the 20^th player in program history to reach the 1,000-mark for her career. She is also 23 shy of recording her 1,000^th career kill.
Kepner, the Cougars' all-time wins leader, needs eight victories to reach the 300-mark for his career.