CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Towson University volleyball team faced Charlotte in the final match of the Charlotte Invitational Saturday morning. The Tigers topped the 49ers in three sets to take the decisive victory at Halton Arena.
 
Sarah Callender led all players with 10 kills. Towson held a 12-3 service ace advantage in the match after allowing the first two early in the match.
 
Records:

• Towson – 6-1, 0-0 CAA
• Charlotte – 2-6, 0-0 AAC

 
Key Stats

• Towson hit at a .333 clip over Charlotte's .071.
• Three Tigers recorded three aces in the match: Victoria Barrett, Sydney Stewart and Kaitlyn Moran.
• The Black & Gold held a 41-22 kill advantage over the 49ers.

 
How it Happened

• Charlotte started the match on a 5-0 run with three Towson attacking errors and two service aces.
• After a few short exchanges to get to 9-4, the Tigers went on a 7-0 run to take the lead.
• A three-point run with kills from Callender and Zyare Abdul-Rahim put TU up 15-11.
• A three-point 49er run later in the set pulled them within two at 20-18.
• The Black & Gold closed the first set on a five-point run with kills from Kendall Minta and Callender.
• The Tigers opened set two on a 5-2 run.
• Back-to-back three point runs from Towson with one Charlotte point between them gave the Tigers a 12-5 edge.
• Three-point runs from both sides pushed it to 15-8.
• After two 49er points, Towson took six of the next seven to make it 21-11.
• A Callender kill and Charlotte attacking error were the final two points of the frame for a 25-15 Towson win.
• The Tigers had early runs of four and five points in the third set to take a big 12-3 lead.
• After another three-point run, the 49ers responded with four straight.
• Six of the next seven went to Towson to make it 23-11 in the set.
• A Victoria Barrett kill and a Charlotte attacking error were the final two Black & Gold points of the match for the three-set win.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Callender hit at a season-high .667 rate and matched her best kill total with 10. She had no attacking errors for the second time this season.
• After her three-ace match, Stewart's 16 leads the team and the conference in the category.

 
Superlatives
Abdul-Rahim and Stewart received Charlotte Invitational All-Tournament Team selections.

Up Next
Towson returns to TU Arena next weekend for the Tiger Invitational, set to face Loyola, Coppin State and Seton Hall starting Friday.