College of Charleston (13-7, 4-0) won its second straight match against a SoCon South Division opponent, moving to a perfect 4-0 in conference play.
The Cougars were led by senior Sarah Havel who hit a team-best .500 while tying for the team high in kills with 12. Havel also tallied five total blocks, including two solo, as the team registered 12 blocks on the match, the second-most this season. Freshman Sloane White continued her strong play, reaching double figures in kills for the ninth time this season, and the seventh time in the last eight matches, as she hit 12. Redshirt-junior Emily Shelton made 21 digs.
The Wildcats (12-5, 2-2) used 14 kills and 12 digs from Caroline Brown but were unable to overcome the Cougars attack. Madison Benedict led the team with six total blocks.
College of Charleston led most of the way through the first set, maintaining a four- or five-point lead after going up 11-7. The Wildcats could not pull closer than three points late and College of Charleston won 25-21. Havel hit a perfect 3-for-3 on attack while Elyse Chubb made four kills and five total blocks in the set.
Davidson held a slight lead through the beginning of the second set before College of Charleston tied it at 10. Both teams traded points for the rest of the set until the Cougars scored three straight points, including two kills from Havel, to take a 23-19 lead. CofC eventually won the second set, 25-22. Havel finished with a team-best six kills in the second set.
The third set continued similarly to the second with both teams locked up to an 11-11 tie. The Cougars scored four of the next five points and established a lead they never relinquished. Davidson pulled to within 21-19, but a kill and block from Kelly Kolich kept the Cougars ahead and Charleston pulled out the set, 25-19.
Appalachian State 3, UNCG 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG came out and took the first set, but Appalachian State rallied to claim the final three sets at the Spartans fell 3-1 on Sunday evening in Fleming Gymnasium.
The Spartans fell to 9-10 with the loss and 2-2 in the Southern Conference, while the Mountaineers improved to 11-7 and 3-1 in the league.
Karrian Chambers led UNCG offensively with 19 kills and 12 digs for a double-double and Ari Lysacek also had a double-double with 46 assists and 10 digs. Holland Hoefnagel added 13 kills and Morgan Freeman posted 10 kills and a .474 hitting percentage.
The Mountaineers were led by Anna Wagner who had 14 kills and Alison Basingame added 10 of her own. Courtney Rhein also had a match-high 23 digs for Appalachian State.
The first set as tight throughout as there were nine ties, but the Mountaineers led for most of the set. The two sides traded points early before Appalachian State opened up a 15-11 lead. UNCG would fight back to pull within 21-20 to force a Mountaineer timeout. After a service error by UNCG made the deficit 22-20, the Spartans won the final five points to win the set, 25-22.
The second set was even tighter as there were 16 ties and four lead changes. The Mountaineers held a 22-20 lead late in the set before a kill by Lysacek and Newman tied the set at 22. The two sides were tied at 23-all two points later before a kill by Kasey Sauls and Kelly Rhein gave the Mountaineers the set, 25-23, to tie the match at 1-apiece heading into intermission.
After the break, the Spartans came out and took an early 6-3 lead, but the Mountaineers fought back to eventually go ahead, 14-10. UNCG would cut the Appalachian State lead down to 23-20, but the Mountaineers won the final two points to take a 2-1 lead.
The fourth and final set was another close one as the Spartans held a slim 15-14 lead midway through the set. The Mountaineers answered with a 6-1 run to take a 20-16 lead. UNCG would cut the lead down to 23-20, but the Mountaineers held strong and won the set, 25-20.