Cougars Poised for Postseason Matchup With Towson

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston volleyball team looks poised to challenge for the program's second CAA Tournament championship and 16^th league title overall after sweeping Elon last weekend to earn a spot in this weekend's 2020 Colonial Athletic Association Championship. The Cougars are the No. 2 seed in the CAA South Division and will face the North Division's top seed, Towson, in the first semifinal on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars swept back-to-back matches from Elon last weekend to book their ticket to this weekend's championship, including a straight-set sweep on Saturday behind a 15-kill performance from sophomore Lexi Wierzbicki. She and senior Hazel Brown each put down 15 kills on Sunday to help the Cougars celebrate Senior Day with a 3-1 victory.

THE OPPONENT
Towson enters the championship as the top seed in the North Division with a 4-0 overall record and a 2-0 mark in CAA play. The Tigers swept a pair of home-and-home matches from Delaware in early March before suspending the remainder of their regular season due to COVID-19 protocols within the program. Nina Cajic and Emily Jarome are each averaging more than three kills per set this season while Kristin Spengler has dished out 145 assists in 13 sets.

NOTABLES

The Cougars enter the CAA Championship ranked second in the nation in blocks per set (3.20) and also rank 10^th opponent hitting percentage (.123).
Logan Manusky was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday after averaging 6.14 digs per set in the weekend sweep of Elon.
Manusky currently ranks 10^th all-time in program history with 1,353 career digs.
Junior Emma Falk is currently second in the nation in blocks per set (1.73), a mark which leads the CAA.
Sophomore Lexi Wierzbicki has been the Cougars' leading hitter over the last six matches averaging 3.38 kills per set in that span.
Three Cougars have averaged at least two digs per set in the last five matches led by Manusky at 5.96 per frame.

Head Coach Jason Kepner, the Cougars' all-time wins leader, recorded his 300^th career win in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Elon.

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Hazel Brown

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