Smeltzer Records 1,500th Career Dig in Win

Friday, November 15

Charleston, SC

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

22-8,14-3CAA

Northeastern

10-15,8-9CAA

Northeastern

Col. of Charleston

11/15/2024 4:17:00 PM | Volleyball

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Smeltzer Records 1,500th Career Dig in Win

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Tynley Smeltzer became the eighth player in program history to record 1,500 career digs as the College of Charleston beat Northeastern in four sets (23-25, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-21) Friday afternoon in TD Arena.

The Cougars improve to 22-8 overall, 14-3 in the CAA and 16-1 at home. The 16 home victories are the most in a season under head coach Jason Kepner. With the loss, Northeastern slips to 10-15 overall and 8-9 in league play.

Caitlyn Callahan had a game high 13 kills in the win while Allie Holland tallied nine blocks, one shy of her career mark.

WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED:

Emily Dykes tallied a kill in the fourth set to help Charleston roar out to a 10-4 lead, never looking back to win the match.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST NORTHEASTERN:

Charleston recorded 14 blocks in the win, the eighth time this season the Cougars have reached the mark in a match.
Callahan led the team with a .524 hitting pct. to go along with her 13 kills and four blocks.
Holland's nine blocks Friday are tied with Callahan (two times) for the most by a Cougar in a game this season.
Smeltzer had a game-best 26 digs while Hannah Scott and Emma Appleman both tallied 12 digs each.
Four different Cougars had two service aces.
Emily Banitt, Dykes and Anna Smith each recorded nine kills.

OF NOTE:

Charleston improves 14-8 against Northeastern and 8-3 in four-set matches.
The Cougars are 145-20 under Kepner when leading 2-1 after the third set.
CofC has reached 300 blocks in a season for the sixth time and first time since 2010.
The team's 303.0 blocks are sixth all-time in program history.
Callahan and Holland are the first Charleston teammates since Jane Feddersen and Krissy Mummey in 2017 to each have 100 blocks in the same season.
Callahan's 135 total blocks passed Annie Uthe (2004) as the ninth-most blocks in a season in the Rally-Scoring Era.
Hannah Scott recorded her 12th double-double of the season, dishing out 33 assists to go along with her 12 digs.

UP NEXT:
Charleston concludes the regular season at home with a 1 p.m. match against Northeastern. The team celebrates its 50 seasons all weekend long and will hold a pregame ceremony to honor the senior class Sunday.

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