Charleston Clinches Postseason Berth - College of Charleston Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Charleston, S.C.

2:00 PM

College of Charleston

20-3,11-1CAA

William & Mary

7-14,3-9CAA

Team	1	2	3	Final F
William & Mary	16	28	18	0
Col. of Charleston	25	30	25	3

Helena Vukovic clapping her hands as she walks back to serve.

10/31/2026 4:40:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston volleyball clinched a spot in the 2026 Coastal Athletic Association Championship with a straight set win (25-16, 30-28, 25-18) over William & Mary Saturday afternoon at TD Arena.

Charleston picked up its 20th victory of the year, improving to 20-3 overall and 11-1 in league action. With the loss, the Tribe slip to 7-14 and 3-9 in the CAA.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY:

Charleston came out swinging, hitting .481 in the opening frame.
Sophomore Caroline Noonan hit .706 with 12 kills, 6 blocks and no attack errors.
Fellow middle Makena Parthen collected 10 kills in the win, hitting .429.
Parthen and senior Gabby Tuiaana each recorded 5 blocks Saturday.
Defensively, sophomore Jumana Martin dug out 16 balls, helping hold William & Mary to a .148 attack percentage.
The Cougars closed it out with a .419 hitting percentage in the third set.
CofC posted 12 blocks in the victory, the eighth block party in 2026.

OF NOTE:

Charleston is now 20-7 overall versus William & Mary and 13-0 in straight set matches.
The Cougars have clinched a postseason berth in 19 of the 20 seasons under head coach Jason Kepner.
CofC finished the month of October with eight wins, the most in the month since it had nine in 2017.
Vukovic added 2 more service aces to her season resume for a total of 47. The setter ranks sixth in school history in the category.
Vukovic has multiple aces in 12 matches this season.
Martin finished the weekend averaging 5.29 digs/set, totaling 37 digs across the two contests.
Parthen eclipsed 300 career kills Saturday while Vukovic hit 700 assists this season.

UP NEXT:
Charleston hits the road for the final time during the regular season to take on UNCW Nov. 6 and 7. Match times are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. from Wilmington.

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