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 36th 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.