Charleston Falls to No. 17 Gamecocks at CCSA Championships

Saturday, April 24

Huntsville, Ala.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

South Carolina

Charleston Falls to No. 17 Gamecocks at CCSA Championships

4/24/2021 1:56:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team pushed No. 17 South Carolina to three sets in three of the five flights but were unable to break through as the Cougars' season came to an end in a 5-0 setback to the Gamecocks on Saturday afternoon at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Championships.

QUICK SETS
Final Score: No. 17 South Carolina 5, College of Charleston 0
Location: Huntsville, Ala. (John Hunt Sand Volleyball Complex)
Records: Charleston (11-13-1), South Carolina (23-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cougars fought for every point and stretched South Carolina to its limit on the second day of the CCSA Championships pushing the Gamecocks to three sets in each of the final three flights. The duos of Ella Reames/Maria Zweig and Amani Dunston/Emma Falk each bounced back from a 1-0 deficit at three's and five's respectively. Kyra Thompson and Marie Martinsen were unable to hold onto a 1-0 lead at four's.

PAIR OF THE DAY
Thompson and Martinsen earned a hard-fought one-set advantage at four's with a 21-19 win in set one and battled the rest of the way despite eventually falling in the three sets.

NOTABLES

Reames and Zweig finish the season at 15-10 after dropping a back-and-forth three set match at three's.
Dunston and Falk bounced back from a 21-12 setback in set one with a 21-18 win in the second frame before South Carolina won the third by a narrow 17-15 margin.
The Cougars end the season at 11-13-1 which marks the fourth consecutive full season with double-digit wins.
Head Coach Jason Kepner is currently 12 wins shy of reaching the 100-victory mark for his career.
Logan Manusky ends her career ranked eighth all-time with 46 career wins.
Fellow senior Ella Ridinger caps her career with 19 wins.
Senior transfer Hazel Brown appeared in six matches for the Cougars this season compiling a 3-3 record.

No. 17 South Carolina 5, College of Charleston 0
1. Skylar Allen/Katie Smith (SC) def. Sky Benjamin/Rebeca Olariu (COFC) 21-12, 21-9
2. Madison Brabham/Avery Davis (SC) def. Logan Manusky/Ella Ridinger (COFC) 21-18, 21-11
3. Jess Vastine/Jordan Smith (SC) def. Ella Reames/Maria Zweig (COFC) 21-12, 15-21, 15-12
4. Alyssa Keller/Hannah Mackenhausen (SC) def. Kyra Thompson/Marie Martinsen (COFC) 19-21, 21-15, 15-7
5. Morgyn Greer/Carly Schnieder (SC) def. Amani Dunston/Emma Falk (COFC) 21-12, 18-21, 17-15

NEXT UP
The Cougars are expected to return 11 letter-winners from this year's squad including rising seniors Dunston, Reames, Falk, Benjamin, Claire Campbell, Brooke Harris and Molly Russell.