CHARLESTON, S.C. — William & Mary upset Charleston 3-1 on Friday at the TD Arena, handing the Cougars their first CAA loss of the season and snapping their 19-game winning streak.
After dropping the opening set, the Tribe (7-13, 3-8 CAA) won the next three sets 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 while hitting .382 or better in each of the final two sets to take the win.
The Tribe's main push in the opening set came with a
Shylah Swope ace, a ball-handling error and a block by
Audrey Brcka and
Katherine Arnason that helped trim the Charleston (19-3, 10-1) lead from 14-9 to 14-13.
The visitors stayed within reach again at 20-19 on
Ava Crabtree's kill, but the Cougars answered with four straight points before closing the set 25-21.
W&M erased a late 21-19 deficit in set two, with Brcka delivering consecutive kills to put W&M ahead 22-21. After the Cougars tied it at 22,
Olivia Westfort's kill and Arnason's service ace gave the Tribe set point, while Brcka finished the set with a kill for a 25-23 win.
The Green and Gold moved in front early in the third set, turning a 5-4 deficit into a 9-6 lead behind kills from
Teagan Pocius and
Devereaux Hoxsie. After the Cougars drew even at 18-18 and later cut set point to 24-23, W&M finished the set on Hoxsie's kill from
Cate Hatfield, taking the set 25-23.
The Tribe turned the fourth set late, moving from a 17-16 deficit to a 23-19 lead by winning seven of eight rallies. Arnason had a kill and a service ace during the stretch, while Westfort added two kills.
Pocius brought up set point with a kill, and Arnason finished the 25-20 set win off a Hatfield assist.
STAT NUGGETS
- Brcka and Hoxsie led the Tribe with 14 kills each. Brcka led with 17.0 points, hitting .387.
- Swope had a career-high 33 assists along with 14 digs for a double-double.
- Arnason added 10 kills and had a pair of aces, collecting 13.0 points.
- The Tribe out-hit Charleston .338 to .300.
- This was W&M's first win at Charleston since March 7, 2021.
UP NEXT
The Tribe wraps up the series against the Cougars on Saturday at 2 p.m.
