Cougars 'Crews' to First Victory

Saturday, August 30

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

1-2,0-0CAA

Mercer

0-3,0-0SoCon

Mercer

Col. of Charleston

8/30/2025 10:14:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston won its first match of the season against Mercer in four sets (25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 25-16) Saturday evening in TD Arena.

CofC capped off the victory with 13 kills and a .367 hitting percentage in the final set. In the third set, sophomore Cole Crews ignited the Cougars after starting the frame down 5-0.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST MERCER:

Freshman Julia Gnida helped spark the offense in the third set, recording six of her eight kills in the frame.
Fellow first years Caroline Noonan (11 kills, 4 digs) and Makena Parthen (4 kills, 2 blocks) aided in the win.
Graduate student Izzy Marinelli and sophomore Emma Duffield collected 11 and 10 kills, respectively.
Defensively, Crews grabbed 16 digs while freshman Jumana Martin had 18 digs for the Cougars.

OF NOTE:

Charleston improves to 15-3 all-time versus Mercer.
Noonan was named to the CofC Classic All-Tournament Team.
Head coach Jason Kepner secured his 370th career win at The College.

UP NEXT:
Charleston hits the road to Asheville, N.C., to play in the Blue Ridge Classic Sept. 5-6 at the Harrah's Cherokee Center. The Cougars face Bradley at 11 a.m. Sept. 5 to kick off the weekend.

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