WILLIAMSBURG, Va. --- Lauren Freed and
Peyton Eisnaugle combined for 30 kills to lead the way for College of Charleston as William & Mary rallied from a 2-1 deficit to edge the Cougars in a five-set thriller on Friday evening in Colonial Athletic Association play.
QUICK SETS
Final Score: William & Mary 3, College of Charleston 2 (14-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-9, 15-10)
Location: Williamsburg, Va. (Kaplan Arena)
Records: Charleston (5-18, 2-9 CAA), William & Mary (7-16, 3-9 CAA)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tribe fought back from a 2-1 deficit with wins in the fourth and fifth sets.
- William & Mary finished the night with 15.5 blocks including four in the final frame.
- Jullia Brown, Lauren Merrill and Kate Dedrick combined for 38 of the Tribe's 55 kills.
- Freed put down a match-high 16 kills and added 12 digs to account for a double-double.
- The Cougars hit .310 in their 25-14 first-set win with 14 kills on 29 swings.
COUGAR OF THE MATCH
Eisnaugle finished the match with 14 kills, two blocks and a .444 hitting percentage. She collected 10 kills on her first 13 swings.
NOTABLES
- Freed registered her 35th career double-double and needs only five kills to become the 19th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills.
- Logan Manusky paced the Cougars with 18 digs including six in set three.
- Tori Carpenter fell one dig short of a double-double with 17 assists and nine digs.
- Freed and freshman Emma Falk each contributed two service aces as Falk added five blocks.
- Brooke Harris dished out 22 assists.
NEXT UP
Charleston concludes the two-match road swing on Sunday when the Cougars take on Elon at 1:00 p.m. in Elon, N.C.
