Gnida Ties Career Mark in Friday Win

Friday, October 16

Stony Brook, N.Y.

12:00 PM

College of Charleston

18-2,9-0CAA

Stony Brook

9-8,3-4CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Col. of Charleston	25	25	10	25	3
Stony Brook	21	18	25	18	1

Julia Gnida jumping to hit a volleyball at Stony Brook Oct. 16.

10/16/2026 4:05:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore Julia Gnida tied her career-high with 17 kills as College of Charleston volleyball defeated Stony Brook in four sets (25-21, 25-18, 10-25, 25-18) Friday afternoon at Pritchard Arena.

The Cougars won their 18th consecutive match, improving to a league-best 18-2 overall and 9-0 in conference action while the Seawolves slide to 9-8 and 3-4 in Coastal Athletic Association play.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST STONY BROOK:

Gnida record 6 kills in the opening set and 8 kills in set two.
Trailing 21-20, Charleston went on a 5-0 in the first set with sophomore Caroline Noonan recording back-to-back kills to win the frame.
Down 5-1 to begin the second set, Charleston went on a 9-0 run to flip the score 10-5.
Sophomore Jumana Martin dug out 25 balls in the win along with 6 assists.
Junior Helena Vukovic collected her fourth double-double of the season, recording 39 assists and 11 digs.
Noonan hit .345 with 12 kills, 3 digs and 5 blocks.
CofC ripped off 18 kills and hit .382 in the second set of the match.
Senior Gabby Tuiaana tallied 12 kills and 4 blocks in the victory.

OF NOTE:

Charleston is now 5-3 against Stony Brook and are 2-0 in four-set matches.
Gnida tied her career mark, which she set Sept. 26 against Towson.
CofC won its seventh road match of the season, the most in a year since it won seven in 2018.
Vukovic tallied her 40th service ace in 2026, one shy of entering the top 10 for a single season in school history.
Martin recorded her fifth game of the year with 20-plus digs and 20th of her career.
Noonan has double-digit kills in 11 matches this season.

UP NEXT:
Charleston and Stony Brook face off Saturday for a noon match at Pritchard Gymnasium.

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