CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sophomore Jocelyn Kuilan knocked down a team-high 19 kills but it was not enough as the Towson University volleyball team fell to the College of Charleston, 3-1 on Sunday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. Senior Lindsay Flaherty had a match-high seven blocks for the Tigers (19-6, 6-4 CAA).

THE BASICS
College of Charleston 3, Towson 1 (27-25, 16-25, 14-25, 24-26)
TD Arena, Charleston, S.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Towson and College of Charleston (15-7, 8-2 CAA) battled through eight ties and six lead changes in the first set. The Tigers jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead as Kuilan had three kills in the first six points. Trailing by three, 9-6, the Cougars used a 5-2 run to tie the set at 11-11. The two teams traded points before Charleston took a 20-17 lead on a pair of errors by the Tigers. After a Towson timeout, the Tigers scored five of the next eight points and pulled to within one, 23-22. A pair of attack errors by the home team put the Tigers within one of winning the set, 24-23. The Cougars responded with back-to-back points and took a 25-24 edge. Towson took its second timeout and after the break, a pair of attack errors by the home team and a block from Flaherty and freshman Anabella Pope gave Towson a 27-25 set win.
• The Tigers again got off to a quick start in the second set as a service ace from Pope gave Towson a 5-1 lead and forced the Cougars to call an early timeout. Three straight kills from Devon Rachel helped the Cougars take an 8-6 lead. Towson took a 9-8 lead on a kill from redshirt senior Candace Steadman. However that was the last lead of the set for the Tigers. Charleston used an 8-2 run to take a 16-11 advantage. The Cougars posted a 25-16 set win to tie the match at 1-1.
• A kill from Rachel helped the Cougars open up a 12-4 lead in the third set. Charleston pushed its lead to 19-10 on a kill from Lauren Freed. The two teams continued to battle before an attack error by the Tigers gave the Cougars a 25-14 set win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
• A service ace and a kill from Flaherty allowed Towson to take a 6-1 lead in the fourth set. Back-to-back blocks from Flaherty and Pope pushed the Tiger advantage to 15-9. Charleston used an 8-3 run to pull to within one, 18-17. Rachel had a pair of kills and a service ace during that run. The two teams battled for each point. Towson took a 24-21 lead with three straight points. Kuilan had a kill and a block with Flaherty which put the Tigers within one point of pushing the match to a fifth set. Charleston got a pair of blocks followed by a pair of Rachel kills to take a 25-24 edge. Towson called timeout but a Rachel kill after the break to secure the 26-24 set win and victory in the match.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Charleston hit .200 in the match, it was just the sixth time this season an opponent hit .200 or better against the Tigers.
• Towson finished with 11 team blocks, it was the sixth time this season the Tigers recorded double-digit blocks in a match. Seven Tigers posted at least one block in the match and that group was led by Flaherty with seven.
• Kuilan's 19 kills are just one-shy of her season-high. She also had nine digs and three blocks.
• Freshman Marrisa Wonders dished out 32 assists with eight digs while redshirt sophomore Anna Holehouse had a team-high 13 digs.
• Rachel led College of Charleston with 20 kills and 11 digs while Freed had 11 kills.

The Tigers are back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 26 as they return home to host Delaware at 7 p.m. The Tigers won their first match with Delaware by a 3-1 score.