CHARLESTON, S.C. --- Jasmin Goei dished out a career-high 54 assists and the trio of Lexi Wierzbicki, Gabi Bailey and Emma Falk combined for 52 kills to lead College of Charleston past North Carolina A&T in a five-set slugfest on Saturday afternoon in TD Arena.
 
Charleston (13-15, 8-7 CAA) won the match by scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25 and 16-14 after rallying from match point in the fifth set. The Cougars combined for 68 kills, nine aces, six blocks and a .242 hitting percentage compared to 62 kills, seven aces, seven blocks and a .237 clip for North Carolina A&T (9-16, 5-10 CAA).
 
QUICK SETS
Final Score: Charleston 3, North Carolina A&T (22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14)
Location: Charleston, S.C. (TD Arena)
Records: Charleston (13-15, 8-7 CAA), North Carolina A&T (9-16, 5-10 CAA)
 
Critical Point
With North Carolina A&T serving for match point ahead 14-13 in the fifth set, Charleston responded with three straight points – punctuated by an emphatic block from Falk and Logan Pope – to storm back and earn its second five-set win of the season.
 
Key Cougars

• Goei delivered a career performance shattering her previous personal-best in assists by 18 and adding 10 digs to account for her ninth career double-double. She also tallied three kills and a pair of service aces.
• Wierzbicki paced the attack with 20 kills, including seven in the second set.
• Bailey equaled her personal-best with 18 kills and added 17 digs to record her 21^st career-double.
• Falk enjoyed a career day as well establishing a new personal-best with 14 kills on 21 swings.
• Tynley Smeltzer surpassed the 20-dig mark for the eighth time in her career with 24.
• Pope chipped in nine kills and four blocks while hitting an even .400.

Match Notes

• Goei becomes the 13^th player in program history to surpass the 1,000-assist mark in her career. She is also the first Cougar since Allison Beckman in 2018 to dished out at least 50 assists in a single match.
• Sophomore Chandler Manusky provided a key spark off the bench with 10 digs and a match-high three service aces.
• The Cougars combined for 21 kills on 51 swings in their 25-22 third-set win.
• Charleston posted a blistering .406 hitting percentage in the second frame with 16 kills on 32 attempts.
• With the win, Charleston is guaranteed at least the sixth seed in the CAA Tournament and can secure the fifth seed with a victory and a Northeastern loss on Sunday.
• Saturday's match featured 33 ties and 18 lead changes. 

Up Next
The Cougars will close out the regular season on Sunday afternoon when they host North Carolina A&T on Senior Day. Charleston will honor its 2022 senior class with a ceremony prior to first serve which is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at TD Arena.