Charleston Beats Memphis in Five

Sunday, August 30

Nashville, Tenn.

2:00 PM (EST)

College of Charleston

1-2,0-0CAA

Memphis

0-3,0-0American

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Memphis	25	23	26	23	8	2
Col. of Charleston	19	25	24	25	15	3

Caroline Noonan celebrating Aug 30 vs Memphis.

8/30/2026 8:12:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – College of Charleston took the final two sets, defeating Memphis in five frames (19-25, 25-23, 26-24, 25-23, 15-8) Sunday afternoon at Allen Arena.

Senior Gabby Tuiaana hit .346 with 12 kills and 4 blocks as CofC totaled 14 blocks in the victory. Defensively, sophomore Jumana Martin tallied 25 digs to go along with 6 assists and 3 service aces.

CRITICAL POINTS AGAINST MEMPHIS:

Junior Helena Vukovic recorded 30 assists in back-to-back matches with 37 Sunday.
Sophomore Julia Gnida and senior Lainee Mack both had their first career double-doubles.
Gnida had 11 kills and a career-best 14 digs while Mack dished out 14 assists to pair with 11 digs.
Sophomore Caroline Noonan tied her career mark with 9 blocks against Memphis and had 12 kills in the victory.
CofC came out roaring in the fourth set, jumping out to a 12-3 advantage. Both teams traded service errors before a Gnida kill helped the Cougars push the match to a fifth set.
In the deciding frame, Charleston jumped out to a 6-2 lead on a Noonan kill.
A Noonan and redshirt sophomore Emma Duffield block helped secure the win.

OF NOTE:

Charleston is now 2-1 in the all-time series versus Memphis.
CofC his .389 in the final set with 8 kills.
The Cougars had 5 blocks in the second and fourth frames.
Freshman Julie Nzambele had 13 kills and totaled 27 on the weekend.
Charleston's 14 blocks were the most in a match since Sept. 20, 2025, at Towson when it had 15.
Martin tied her career best with 3 service aces.
Martin also surpassed the 600-dig mark and has 631 career digs.

UP NEXT:
Charleston returns to the Holy City to play The Citadel, Charleston Southern and South Carolina State in the Lowcountry Volleyball Championship Sept. 3-5. The Cougars face the host Bulldogs Thursday for a 6 p.m. match.

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