CHARLESTON, S.C. --- College of Charleston hit an efficient .356 en route to a 3-0 sweep (25-20, 27-25, 25-19) of Hofstra Saturday led by the trio of Sopheea Mink (15 kills hitting .500), Lexi Wierzbicki (12 kills) and Anna Smith (11 kills hitting .500).
 
After Charleston took the first set it was looking like the Pride would answer back and tie the match at 1-all, but the Cougars fought back from a 24-21 deficit and staved-off four set points to steal the second 27-25 and claim a 2-0 lead. Momentum would stay with the Cougars from there breaking open a 5-0 lead in the third before closing the match with three of the final four points.
 
Hofstra was led by 19 kills from Yagmur Cinel and a pair of aces from both Cinel and Chiara Cucco, but the Cougars forced 15 errors and blocked six attempts while committing just nine of their own.
 
QUICK SETS
Final Score: Charleston 3, Hofstra 0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-19)
Location: TD Arena
Records: Charleston (11-15, 8-7 CAA), Hofstra (18-8, 8-7 CAA)
 
Turning Point
Facing a 24-21 deficit in the second set Charleston fought off four set points to claim a 27-25 win and 2-0 lead before closing the match in three sets.
 
Key Cougars

• Sopheea Mink put down a team-best 15 kills on just 28 swings, committing just one error for a .500 attack percentage.
• Anna Smith had a career-best efficiency day putting down 11 kills on 22 swings for a .500 mark as well.
• Emma Appleman secured her fifth double-double of the season and 19^th of her career with 37 assists and 11 digs. Her 27 assists were the most by a single Charleston setter in a sweep this season.
• Lexi Wierzbicki had her seventh double-double of the season with 12 kills and 10 digs.
• Sofie Vogel (4), Mink (30 and Smith (2) all added multiple blocks as the Cougars had six as a team.
• Tynley Smeltzer had 11 digs and added two service aces, her final one ending the match. Chandler Manusky added seven digs and had a service ace in the sweep.

Match Notes

• Charleston's Sopheea Mink and Anna Smith were the first duo to both hit .500 in a match this season. They are also the first to hit .500 with at least 15 attempts since Emma Falk hit .619 versus North Carolina A&T last season.
• Lexi Wierzbicki (12 kills, 10 digs) and Emma Appleman (37 assists, 12 digs) recorded a double-double together for the third time this season. Saturday was Wierzbicki's seventh this fall and Appleman's fifth.
• Charleston hit .356 in the sweep, their second-best mark of the season and highest in CAA play. Saturday was also the second time the Cougars hit .350 in a match after a .398 mark against Le Moyne in the nonconference.
• Charleston extended their home win streak to five dating back to a 3-0 win over rival UNCW on Oct. 7.
• Saturday was Mink's fourth time leading the Cougars in kills in a CAA match after doing it in three-straight against Stony Brook and Delaware.
• Charleston collected their seventh sweep of the season, five coming inside TD Arena.

Up Next
Charleston and Hofstra conclude their two-match series Sunday at 12 p.m. from TD Arena as the Cougars will honor their three seniors – Sofie Vogel, Sopheea Mink and Lexi Wierzbicki prior to the match.