CHARLESTON, S.C.- William & Mary volleyball fell 3-0 to Charleston Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Tribe finish the weekend 1-1 after Friday night's win over UNCW. William & Mary falls to 1-3 early in CAA play. Kate Dedrick led the way with 12 kills and a .370 hitting percentage while Lauren Merrill added a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. 
 
How It Happened
The Tribe jumped out to a 3-0 behind a block from Julia Brown and Lauren Merrill and kills from Merrill and Kate Dedrick. Later in the opening set, Charleston would use a 5-0 run to gain a 9-7 lead over the Tribe. William & Mary would use a kill and an ace from Merrill to regain a 14-12 advantage. Brown's third kill of the frame would give the Tribe a 20-19 lead, but Charleston rallied to take a 22-20 lead and use a 3-0 lead to take the first set 25-23. 
 
The Cougars would take momentum into the second set opening an 8-3 lead. Charleston extended the lead to 17-7 before a pair of kills from Anna Porter would narrow the gap. Despite four kills from Kate Dedrick, the Cougars would roll to a 25-15 set two win. 
 
A pair of kills from Julia Brown gave the Tribe a 5-3 lead to open up the third. Moments later Merrill's 10th kill would give William & Mary a 10-8 lead and a trio of kills from Dedrick would extend the lead to 17-13. The lead would not be enough as Charleston roared back to take the set 25-22 and the match 3-0.
 
Inside the Numbers
The Tribe dropped the opening set despite outhitting Charleston .333 to .176. William & Mary out blocked the Cougars 7-4 and the teams tied with 54 digs each. For the eighth time in nine matches, Kate Dedrick smashed double-digit kills. For the second straight match, Lauren Merrill produced a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. Gabi Ganley racked up 16 digs, hitting double-digits for the second time this weekend. 
 
Quotes From Doyle
"Lauren Merrill and Kate Dedrick had great days today and kept us competitive. We need more performance around them to sustain momentum that we build during sets. There were several times we had good runs cut short by uncharacteristic mistakes or trying to do too much. We also have to find ways to finish teams late in the game when we have opportunities. We'll have to force the issue in practice this week so we can capitalize on opportunities next weekend."

Up Next
The Green and Gold will head home for three games in four days beginning Friday evening at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe host Towson on Friday before meeting James Madison on Saturday and Delaware on Monday night.