CHARLESTON, S.C. – The William & Mary volleyball team dropped its Colonial Athletic Association opener at the College of Charleston, 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-18), on Sunday afternoon. The Cougars (11-5, 2-0 CAA) generated a potent offense behind a .424 hitting percentage to defeat the Tribe (4-6, 0-1 CAA) in straight sets.
 
After losing the first set, the Tribe managed a quick start in the second period. Junior Autumn Brenner fed freshman Claire Farrell and sophomore Julia Brown to provide W&M a slime 5-4 lead. Freshman Anne Louise Seekford blasted a kill for a 9-all deadlock, before CofC began pulling away with a 3-0 spurt. The Cougars closed out the frame with six unanswered points.
 
In the third set, the Tribe gained another early advantage, 5-4, after rookie Madeleine Bertz and Farrell combined for a block. Nonetheless, the Charleston sprinted to 7-0 run and never let up in completing the sweep.
 
Inside the Number
- Brown paced the Tribe with a .429 hitting percentage, blasting eight kills in just 14 attempts with two errors.
- Farrell added six kills and junior Casey Foote dove for a team-high eight digs.
- CofC hit over .430 in the first two sets.
- The Cougars hammered 43 kills, while the Tribe finished with 23.

Notes
Junior Katie Kemp improved to 10^th all-time in assists (1294) at W&M…Brown exceeded a .400 attack percentage for the third time…Kemp served multiple aces on the second occasion with two…Charleston extended its all-time series lead to 11-1.
 
Quotable
"We went in with a good plan but weren't able to execute, just came out flat and off balance. Charleston did a great job terminating today and we couldn't slow them down or get ourselves organized with the opportunities we did have. We have to watch film and absolutely must get better from this. It's a long CAA season and we have time to improve and get it right next time out." – head coach Tim Doyle
  
Up Next
The Tribe concludes its three-match road swing by trekking northeast to face Northeastern on Sept. 28 and Hofstra on Sept. 30.