CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston volleyball was defeated by North Carolina A&T in five sets (25-22, 15-25, 18-25, 25-22, 11-15) Saturday afternoon at TD Arena.
 
The Cougars slide to 11-7 overall and 5-3 in the CAA while the Aggies improve to 7-8 and 3-3 in league play.
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA A&T:

• Charleston opened the contest hitting .300 with 17 kills.
• Junior Lauren Dow collected a double-double, finishing the match with 45 assists and 18 digs.
• Freshman Jumana Martin had a career-best 32 digs Saturday
• CofC had its fifth block party, recording 10 blocks.
• Sophomore Cole Crews collected 14 digs and a pair of service aces in the setback.

 
OF NOTE:

• Charleston is 4-4 against North Carolina A&T in the all-time series.
• Martin's 32 digs are tied for the sixth-most in program history in the Rally-Scoring Era.
• Martin collected her ninth match of at least 20 digs.
• Caroline Noonan and Makena Parthen are the first pair of CofC true freshmen with 50 blocks in a season since Sarah Havel and Elyse Chubb in 2008.
• Marinelli surpassed 700 career kills Saturday.
• Charleston has recorded five-plus aces in 12 matches this season.

 
 
UP NEXT:
Charleston travels to Northeastern Oct. 10-11 to take on the Huskies. Opening serves are scheduled for 1 p.m. and noon with both contests airing live on FloCollege.  
 
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