LARAMIE, Wyo. --- Senior Peyton Eisnaugle collected eight kills and five blocks to lead the way for College of Charleston as the Cougars fell to Buffalo in a five-set slugfest on Saturday afternoon at the UniWyo Invite.
 
QUICK SETS
Final Score: Buffalo 3, College of Charleston 2
Location: Laramie, Wyo.
Records: Buffalo (2-4), Charleston (0-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bulls and Cougars went to war in a back-and-forth five-set battle which saw the teams combine for 25 blocks and 17 service aces. Buffalo won sets one, three and five and earned the victory by set scores of 25-19, 27-29, 25-22, 20-25 and 16-14. Charleston finished the match with 16 blocks and a .144 hitting percentage compared to nine denials and a .128 clip for the Bulls. Buffalo amassed 59 kills to 46 for the Cougars and accumulated three more aces.
 
COUGAR OF THE MATCH
Redshirt freshman Claire Campbell delivered seven kills to go along with four key blocks and hit .250 with two errors on 20 swings.
 
NOTABLES

• Eisnaugle accounted for eight kills on 17 swings while hitting .353 and adding five blocks.
• Lauren Freed collected eight kills, four digs, four service aces and three blocks.
• Brooke Harris established two new career-highs with 18 assists and nine digs.
• Amani Dunston dished out 20 assists in addition to eight digs and an ace.
• Senior Kayla Demari chipped in four kills, two aces and four blocks.
• Freshmen Logan Pope and Caroline Bower combined for 13 kills and four blocks.
• The Cougars played their best set of the match in the fourth with 11 kills, four blocks and a .304 hitting percentage.

 
NEXT UP
Charleston travels to Athens, Ohio next weekend to play in Ohio University's Bobcat Invitational. The Cougars will square off against Ohio and Virginia on Friday, September at 12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. respectively, and take on UConn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.