CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston volleyball team fell to Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson in a tightly contested five-set battle on Saturday afternoon in TD Arena after the Tigers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to complete the reverse sweep.
Towson (17-2, 5-2 CAA) won the match by scores of 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14 and 15-5. Charleston (10-8,3-4 CAA) held the Tigers to 17 kills over the opening two frames as both teams finished the match with 49 kills. Towson accumulated 16 blocks compared to 11 for the Cougars as the Tigers out-hit Charleston by a .171 to .107 margin.
Critical Point
With Towson leading 21-19 in the third set, the Tigers' Fay Bakodimou was credited with back-to-back kills to give her team a four-point lead. Towson would go on to win the set, 25-23, to send the match to a fourth frame.
Key Cougars
- Lexi Wierzbicki paced the Cougars with 15 kills and a career-high seven blocks.
- Junior Gabi Bailey recorded a double-double with 11 kills and a match-high 15 digs.
- Freshman Anna Smith reached double figures for the second straight match with 11 kills including six in the second set.
- Freshman Jasmin Goei dished out 36 assists and added 14 digs to account for a double-double.
- Molly Russell chipped in six blocks and five kills.
Game Notes
- Charleston put down 14 kills and hit a blistering .542 in the opening set.
- The Cougars finished the match with nine service aces including two each from Goei, Tynley Smeltzer, Claire Campbell and Rebeca Olariu.
- Charleston accounted for six of its 11 blocks in the middle frame including four from Wierzbicki.
- Towson's Emily Jarome paced the Tigers with a double-double contributing a match-high 17 kills to go along with 14 digs.
Up Next
The Cougars and Tigers will meet in the second match of the weekend series tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m. in TD Arena.
