Cougars Claw Past Camels, Rattlers Saturday

Saturday, September 11

Charleston, S.C.

2:00 PM

College of Charleston

5-4,0-0CAA

Campbell

2-7,0-0Big South

Campbell

Col. of Charleston

9/11/2021 11:50:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Senior Molly Russell smashed down 28 kills and hit an even .500 to lead the College of Charleston volleyball team to a pair of 3-1 wins over Campbell and Florida A&M on Saturday afternoon at the CofC Classic in TD Arena.

The Cougars (6-4) defeated Campbell (2-7) by scores of 25-12, 25-21, 23-25 and 25-23 before closing out the day with a 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16 victory against Florida A&M (5-4).

Critical Point
With the score knotted at 13-13 in the fourth set against Florida A&M, the Cougars embarked on a 7-0 run – capped by a kill from Gabi Bailey - to open a 20-13 lead en route to a 25-16 match-clinching win.

Key Cougars

Russell lit up Campbell for 15 kills and five blocks while hitting a scorching .591. She then capped the day with 13 kills, three blocks and a .423 attacking clip against Florida A&M.
Bailey put down 29 kills – including 15 against the Rattlers – to go along with 22 digs and four aces.
Freshman Emma Appleman totaled 93 assists (11.63/set) including 47 in the four-set win over Campbell. The Guilford, Conn. native also added 19 digs and five blocks.
Appleman posted a double-double with 46 assists, 14 digs and two blocks against Florida A&M.
Sophomore Sammy Campion collected 41 digs (5.13/set) to pace the back row.
Claire Campbell collected 13 kills and a team-best 11 blocks on the day – including seven stuffs against the Rattlers.

Game Notes

The Cougars combined for 56 kills, 62 digs, 12 blocks, nine aces and a .257 hitting percentage against Campbell.
Charleston equaled that kill total of 56 against Florida A&M in addition to 80 digs, 10 aces and seven blocks.
Campion paced five Cougars with double-figure dig totals against the Rattlers with 19; Bailey chipped in 12 to account for a double-double with 15 kills as well.
Freshman Tynley Smeltzer recorded 11 digs, two assists and two aces in the win over Florida A&M.
Senior Brooke Harris chipped in 14 digs and a match-high four aces against Florida A&M.
Freshman Kaylin Collins reached double figures in kills for the first time in her career with 10 against the Rattlers.
Lexi Wierzbicki accumulated 20 kills on the day including 12 against Florida A&M.

Up Next
The Cougars return to the court on Sunday in the final match of the CofC Classic against Davidson. First serve is slated for 1:00 p.m. from TD Arena.