Cougars Sweep Bulldogs in Tuesday Tussle

Tuesday, September 17

Charleston, S.C.

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

2-7

The Citadel

2-5

COFC

The Citadel

9/17/2019 6:33:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Four Cougars combined for 29 kills and Logan Manusky paced the defense with 21 digs to lead College of Charleston to a straight-set sweep of The Citadel on Tuesday afternoon.

QUICK SETS
Final Score: College of Charleston 3, UConn 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-23)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (McAlister Field House)
Records: Charleston (2-7), The Citadel (2-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars and Bulldogs combined for more than 230 attack attempts and over 110 digs in a three-set battle. Charleston's quartet of Sylvia Duggan, Peyton Eisnaugle, Mandy Napierala and Lauren Freed combined for 29 of the Cougars' 35 kills in the contest as The College posted a .179 hitting percentage as a team. The Cougars finished with seven service aces while the Bulldogs' 13 service errors proved costly. Charleston's defense held The Citadel to a .154 attacking clip in the contest.

COUGAR OF THE MATCH
Junior libero Logan Manusky finished with a team-high 21 digs after posting 19 through the first two sets – including 11 in set two. The San Diego, Calif. native also added three assists.

NOTABLES

Duggan paced the offense with eight kills while adding eight digs, an ace and a solo block.
Sophomore Amani Dunston continued her strong play with 17 assists and eight digs.
Eisnaugle finished with seven kills on 12 swings without an error.
Freed turned in 14 digs to go along with seven kills and a match-high three service aces.
Napierala chipped in seven key kills in addition to a pair of blocks.
Sophomore setter Brooke Harris contributed 10 assists and four digs.
Senior Kayla Demari added two aces and three digs off the bench.

NEXT UP
The Cougars will take on another in-town foe on Friday when they host Charleston Southern to open the Hampton Inn Charleston/West Ashley CofC Invitational. First set is set for 7:00 p.m. at TD Arena.