Offense Paces CofC to Sixth Straight Win

Sunday, September 22

Elon, NC

1:00 PM

College of Charleston

9-4,2-0CAA

Elon

6-7,0-2CAA

Col. of Charleston

Elon

9/22/2024 4:20:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

ELON, N.C. – College of Charleston had its highest attacking percentage of the season in a four-set victory (23-25, 25-22, 25-11 and 25-22) at Elon Sunday afternoon, sweeping the season series.

Charleston (9-4, 2-0 CAA) extended its winning streak to six matches while Elon slips to 6-7 and 0-2 in league play.

Emily Banitt tied her career-high with 19 kills while Caitlyn Callahan registered 10 kills and a .381 attacking percentage. Defensively, Callahan was part of seven of Charleston's eight total blocks in the victory.

WHEN THE GAME WAS DECIDED:

Down 11-12 in the fourth set, Callahan put down a kill to level the set at 12 and the Cougars never looked back, holding the advantage the rest of the way to win the contest.

Allllll Cougs in set three!#TheCollege ???? pic.twitter.com/9OMWXcHMyL
— CofC Volleyball (@CofCVolleyball) September 22, 2024

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST ELON:

Charleston hit a season-best .266 Sunday afternoon.
The Cougars had 13-plus kills in all four sets and hit a game-best .344 in the third set.
CofC held an opponent below .100 attacking percentage for the fourth match this season, keeping Elon to a .097 line in the win.
Five different Cougars had seven-or-more kills, paced by Banitt's 19 and Callahan's 10.
Defensively, Tynley Smeltzer had a game-high 15 digs while Banitt and Emma Appleman registered 11 and 13, respectively.
Hannah Scott dished out 39 assists and had a career-high three service aces.

OF NOTE:

Charleston improved to 33-5 against Elon all-time and 12-2 in four sets.
CofC has swept the season series over the Phoenix in three of the five last series.
The Cougars began CAA action 2-0 for the sixth time since joining the conference.
Charleston held Elon to 11 points in the third set, the second instance of the weekend Elon had just 11 points in a frame. The 11 points are the fewest points allowed by the Cougars in a set this season.
Banitt picked up a career-best 19 kills for the second time this season and fourth in her collegiate career.
Scott picked up her 780th career assist Sunday while Callahan's tenth kill was the 800th of her career.
Head coach Jason Kepner earned his 200th career conference victory. Between the SoCon and CAA, Kepner is 200-70, good for a .741 winning percentage in league play.

UP NEXT:
Charleston begins the home portion of conference play when it hosts Campbell Sept. 27 and 28 in TD Arena. Opening serves are set for 4 p.m. and noon with Saturday's match serving as 'Girls Day Out'.

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