CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Sophomore Emma Appleman finished one dig shy of a double-double to lead the way for College of Charleston as the Cougars fell to Delaware in straight sets on Monday afternoon in CAA action at TD Arena.
 
Delaware (10-4, 6-0 CAA) won the match by scores of 25-15, 25-23 and 25-22 to remain unbeaten in league play. The Blue Hens accumulated 42 kills and 10 blocks while compiling a .279 hitting percentage. Charleston (7-10, 2-2 CAA) finished the match with 35 kills, six blocks and six aces.
 
QUICK SETS
Final Score: Delaware 3, Charleston 0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-22)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: Charleston (7-10, 2-2 CAA), Delaware (10-4, 6-0 CAA)
 
Critical Point
With Charleston holding a narrow 12-11 advantage in the first set, Delaware sparked a 14-3 set-closing run with four straight points en route to a 25-15 first-set victory.

Key Cougars

• Bailey paced the attack with nine kills to go along with 10 digs, one block and one ace.
• Appleman finished with 21 assists, nine digs, three kills and one block.
• Sofie Vogel chipped in four kills on 11 swings in addition to three blocks and two aces.
• Chandler Manusky donned the libero for the final two sets and collected 12 digs.

Match Notes

• Senior Emma Falk tallied three blocks to surpass the 200-mark for her career.
• Bailey put down seven of her nine kills in the second set.

Up Next
The Cougars travel to Hempstead, N.Y. on Saturday, October 8 for the first of two matchups with Hofstra in CAA action. First serve for Saturday's match is slated for 1:00 p.m.