CHARLESTON, S.C. – Graduate student Izzy Marinelli hit .545 with 13 kills as College of Charleston swept Quinnipiac (25-20, 25-16, 25-18) in the second day of the Steve Baumrind Invitational Saturday evening in TD Arena.
 
CofC (5-4) hit .319 across the match, averaging 45 kills per set.
 
CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST QUINNIPIAC:

• Sophomore Emma Duffield had nine kills and seven digs in the victory.
• Charleston hit .393 in the second set, tallying 14 kills with just three attack errors.
• Freshman Caroline Noonan hit .368 with nine kills and a solo block.
• The Cougars held the Bobcats to a .165 hitting percentage with freshman Jumana Martin tallying 14 digs.

 
OF NOTE:

• Charleston improves to 2-0 in the series with Quinnipiac.
• Marinelli has 10-plus kills in four consecutive matches.
• Marinelli also recorded her fifth game of the season with at least 10 kills and a .400 attacking percentage or better. She entered the season with just three matches with the line in her collegiate career.
• Noonan reached 100 kills on the season in the match becoming the first CofC true freshman with 100 since Lauren Freed in 2016.
• Martin has a service ace in all nine contests to begin her college career.

 
UP NEXT:
Charleston and Stetson square off in the final day of the Steve Baumrind Invitational Sunday. Opening serve from TD Arena is scheduled for 2 p.m. with the match airing live on FloCollege.
 
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