Kepner Earns 400th Career Win

Friday, October 2

Greensboro, N.C.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

13-2,5-0CAA

North Carolina A&T

5-9,0-3CAA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Col. of Charleston	27	20	25	25	15	3
N.C. A&T	29	25	19	19	10	2

College of Charleston volleyball celebrating head coach Jason Kepner's 400th career win.

10/2/2026 10:38:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston volleyball head coach Jason Kepner picked up his 400th career victory Friday evening in a five-set win (27-29, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-10) over North Carolina A&T.

The Cougars have now won 13 straight contests, improving to a league-best 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the CAA. With the loss, the Aggies fall to 5-9 and 0-3 in league play.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA A&T:

Charleston recorded a season-best 14 service aces Friday.
Junior Helena Vukovic tied the program record with 6 aces across the five sets.
Sophomores Julia Gnida and Caroline Noonan, redshirt sophomore Emma Duffield and junior Cole Crews each tallied 2 service aces.
In set four, Charleston used a 9-4 run to close out the frame and force a fifth set.
The Cougars closed out the victory with a 6-2 in the last set.

OF NOTE:

Charleston evens the all-time series at 5-5 and is 2-2 in five sets against North Carolina A&T.
Friday was the first road victory for the Cougars in the series.
Kepner is just the third coach in school history to achieve 400 career wins at The College, joining John Kresse (men's basketball) and Angelo Anastopoulo (women's tennis).
Kepner has defeated 98 different opponents.
Vukovic became the fifth different Charleston player to record 6 aces in a five-set match and first since Anna Smith did so on Aug. 26, 2022, against Fresno State.
CofC has recorded 14 aces in a contest for the third straight season.

UP NEXT:
Charleston and North Carolina A&T conclude the series Saturday, Oct. 3 with a 3 p.m. matchup at Moore Gymnasium.

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