Cougars Set for Short Trek to The Citadel Tuesday

Tuesday, September 17

Charleston, S.C.

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

The Citadel

9/16/2019 8:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston volleyball team will wrap up its seven-match road trip with a quick crosstown jaunt to take on The Citadel in a match originally scheduled for September 2. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. at McAlister Field House.

THE OPPONENT
The Citadel carries a 2-4 record this season with wins over Saint Francis and South Carolina State. The Bulldogs are averaging 10.95 kills, 1.68 aces and 1.64 blocks per set this season

QUOTABLE
"I am looking forward to getting the team back on the court for another match. We are on the road but it is nice to not be that far away and still in Charleston. We played really well the last match against UConn and I want to build off of that success against another opponent." – head coach Jason Kepner

NOTABLES

The Cougars enter the week coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Bobcat Invitational that included a straight-set win over UConn on Saturday.
Peyton Eisnaugle paced the offense with 2.20 kills per set and a .321 hitting percentage over the weekend.
Sophomore Amani Dunston turned in her second collegiate double-double with career-highs of 24 assists and 12 digs in the Cougars' sweep of UConn.
Senior Lauren Freed leads the squad and ranks third in the CAA with 0.45 service aces per set after dropping in two against Virginia.
Redshirt freshman Claire Campbell put together perhaps her best performance as a Cougar with eight kills on 12 swings without an error against UConn. She also added a pair of blocks.
The Cougars' blocking corps has put on a show over the first three weeks of the season with an average of 2.21 blocks per set, which ranks third in the CAA/
Kepner, the Cougars' all-time wins leader, needs 11 victories to reach the 300-mark for his career.
Charleston is picked third in the CAA Preseason Poll behind Hofstra and preseason favorite James Madison.