CofC Tops High Point in Five-Set Thriller

Tuesday, October 6

Charleston, S.C.

6:00 PM

College of Charleston

15-2,6-0CAA

High Point

9-5,3-0Big South

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
High Point	25	19	25	26	12	2
Col. of Charleston	18	25	22	28	15	3

Helena Vukovic and Julia Gnida celebrating a point.

10/6/2026 11:30:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sophomore Makena Parthen recorded her first career double-double as College of Charleston volleyball defeated High Point in five sets (18-25, 25-19, 22-25, 28-26, 15-12) Tuesday evening at TD Arena.

The Cougars (15-2) winning streak extended to 15 straight matches while the Panthers slip to 9-5 on the year.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST HIGH POINT:

Parthen collected a career-high 12 blocks and tied her career mark with 13 kills. The middle blocker also hit .385 in the victory.
Trailing 19-16 in the fourth set, Charleston went on a 4-0 run to take the lead, eventually taking the set 28-26 on a Parthen kill.
Charleston hit .263 with 7 kills in the final set.
Junior Helena Vukovic tallied her third double-double of the year with 36 assists and 10 digs.
Vukovic also had 4 kills and 4 blocks.
Four different Cougars registered multiple blocks Tuesday.
Defensively, sophomore Jumana Martin collected 25 digs while freshman Violet Poole ripped off a season-best 15 digs on the backline.
CofC finished the match with 13 blocks in the victory and have had at least 13 in three of the last four contests.

OF NOTE:

Charleston is now 2-1 in the series against High Point and 2-0 at home.
CofC's 15-match win streak is the longest since it won 15 straight Sept. 27 through Nov. 17 in 2017.
Tuesday marked the 200th win in TD Arena.
Vukovic picked up her team-leading 37th service ace Tuesday.
Parthen's 12 blocks are tied for the most in a five-match set in school history.
In her last four matches, Parthen is hitting .341 with 42 kills (2.21/set) and 28 blocks (1.47/set).
Martin has at least 20 digs in 19 career matches.

UP NEXT:
Charleston continues its homestand Oct. 8 and 9 against Hampton. Serve times from TD Arena are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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