Charleston Falls in First Two of Eagle Invitational

Friday, September 1

Statesboro, Ga.

12:30 PM

College of Charleston

1-4,0-0CAA

Stetson

3-1,0-0ASUN

Col. of Charleston

Stetson

Charleston Falls in First Two of Eagle Invitational

9/1/2023 10:15:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- College of Charleston volleyball fell in their two Friday matches to open the Eagle Invitational, 3-0 to Stetson and 3-1 to the host Georgia Southern.

Charleston handed Georgia Southern their first set loss of the season in the nightcap but fell in three back-and-forth sets to close the day after falling in all three to Stetson.

Lexi Wierzbicki led the way offensively with 29 kills on the day – 21 against the Eagles – while Sofie Vogel, Olivia Mae Van Der Werff, Sopheea Mink and Anna Smith all added double-digit kills.

Charleston and Stetson traded runs throughout the first and third sets but a 3-0 spurt after Charleston had tied it at 22-all pushed the Hatters to the 3-0 win.

Friday's finale saw Charleston hit .380 in the first set battling for a 28-26 win and 1-0 lead before Georgia Southern battled back for three set wins behind a balanced attack with four players landing double figure kills.

QUICK SETS
Final Score (Match One): Stetson 3, Charleston 0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-22)
Final Score (Match Two): Georgia Southern 3, Charleston 1 (26-28, 25-19, 25-19, 25-18)
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Hanner Fieldhouse)
Records: Charleston (1-5), Stetson (4-1), Georgia Southern (4-0)

Match Notes

Sofie Vogel made it back-to-back matches with 10-plus kills putting down a team-best 10 versus Stetson. She finished the day with 17 on 36 swings and reached 100 career blocks in the third set Friday night.
Wierzbicki put down 21 for the first 20-kill performance from a Cougar in 2023. She added 12 digs for her second double-double of the week.
Hannah Scott had 40 assists in the second match, the first Cougar to reach the 40 mark this season. Scott's previous personal best was 24 in a sweep of Le Moyne last weekend.
Sopheea Mink finished one kill shy of a double-double as she had a career-best 12 digs against Georgia Southern.
Charleston took the opening set for a fifth time this season and second that went past regulation (28-26).

Up Next
Charleston wraps their weekend in Statesboro with George Washington Saturday morning at 10 a.m.