Tigers Outlast Cougars in Four-Set Battle

Friday, November 8

TD Arena

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

6-19, 3-10CAA

Towson

23-2, 13-0CAA

Towson

Charleston

11/8/2019 8:52:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Lauren Freed and Brooke Harris each turned in a double-double and Logan Manusky added a match-high 26 digs to lead the way for College of Charleston as league-leading Towson preserved its unbeaten CAA record with a 3-1 win at TD Arena on Friday evening in Colonial Athletic Association play.

QUICK SETS
Final Score: Towson 3, College of Charleston 1 (25-16, 25-27, 25-12, 27-25)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: Charleston (6-19, 3-10 CAA), Towson (23-2, 13-0 CAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Towson's offense combined for 64 kills and a .200 hitting percentage including 21 kills in set four.
Charleston won the battle at the net with 12 blocks compared to 10 for the Tigers.
The Tigers placed four players in double figures led by Lydia Wiers and Olivia Finckel with 14 kills each.
Freed paced the Cougars with her 36^th career double-double totaling 15 digs and a match-high 15 kills.

COUGAR OF THE MATCH
Junior libero Logan Manusky continued her superb season with a match-high 26 digs to mark her ninth 20-dig performance of the season. She posted 10 digs in the second frame and seven in the third.

NOTABLES

Charleston posted eight of its 12 blocks in the fourth set including four each for Emma Falk and Peyton Eisnaugle.
Harris posted her fourth double-double of the season with 22 assists and 10 digs.
Mandy Napierala chipped in 10 kills with six in the second and four in the fourth.
Freed put down 10 of her match-high 15 kills in the first and fourth sets with five in each frame.
Tori Carpenter nearly recorded a double-double with 18 assists and eight digs.
Eisnaugle paced the Cougars with six blocks as Falk added four.
Freshman Logan Pope contributed six kills – three in the fourth set – to go along with a season-high three blocks.
The Cougars put down 18 of their 44 kills in their 27-25 second-set win

NEXT UP
The Cougars host Northeastern on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Head coach Jason Kepner and the Cougars will honor seniors Kayla Demari, Eisnaugle, Freed and Napierala prior to first serve.