WILMINGTON, N.C. – For the fourth straight match, College of Charleston won in straight sets, defeating UNCW (26-24, 25-21 and 25-19) Sunday afternoon in Hanover Hall.
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Charleston improves to 21-8 overall and 13-3 in the CAA, while UNCW falls to 7-16 and 4-12 in league play.
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Caitlyn Callahan once again dominated, hitting .706 with 12 kills on 17 attempts.
Emily Banitt (14 kills) and
Emily Dykes (7 kills) also helped the Cougars hit .306 as a team.Â
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WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED:
- Tied at 18 in the third set, Hannah Scott tallied her lone kill of the day, beginning a 7-1 run for the Cougars to close out the match.
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CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST UNCW:
- Charleston improved to 20-1 when out-hitting opponents.
- The Cougars hit .387 in the second set, recording just two attack errors.
- Avery Alexander led the defense with 10 digs and was one-of-five Cougars with six-plus digs in the victory.
- Hannah Scott had 31 assists and six digs. Scott has 30-plus assists in 19 contests this season.
- Banitt tallied a service ace tying her for the team lead at 31 with Tynley Smeltzer.
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OF NOTE:
- Charleston improves to 32-11 overall versus UNCW and 13-3 in three-set matches.
- The Cougars have won 15 of the last 16 contests against the Seahawks.
- Charleston played just its third Sunday match of the season, improving to 2-1.
- Seven of the Cougars last eight wins have been in three sets.
- Banitt recorded her 1,400th career kill in the fourth set.
- Callahan is tied with Krissy Mummey (2014) for the ninth-most solo blocks in a season in the Rally-Scoring Era with 24.
- Smeltzer is now 20 digs away from becoming the eighth player in program history to reach 1,500 career digs.
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UP NEXT:
Charleston concludes the regular season at home with a series against Northeastern beginning Friday, Nov. 16. Both matches in TD Arena are scheduled for 1 p.m. with the team celebrating 50 seasons. Charleston's senior class will be honored before Saturday's match in a pregame ceremony.
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