CHARLESTON, S.C. - On a night in which Amanda Hill broke a pair of records, Charleston Southern earned a 3-1 (25-18, 25-11, 26-28, 25-17) victory over Gardner-Webb. The Lady Bucs (12-18, 6-9 Big South) built a 2-0 lead before G-W (5-25, 0-15) forced a fourth set with a 28-26 set three win.

Hill entered the match two kills shy of breaking her own single-season program kills record of 499, set in 2008. She earned her 500th kill on the season early in the first set, and finished with 12 kills on the night. Hill also broke the program record for career sets played, with 477, passing Sam Sasan (475) on Friday.

CSU hit .232 on the evening, recording 54 kills to the Runnin' Bulldogs' 40. The Lady Bucs registered a season-high nine aces and posted 11 team blocks while G-W recorded six. Gardner-Webb led in digs, 61-59.

For the second match in a row, Hill and Kayla Klinger posted double-doubles. Klinger led the way for CSU with her third double-double, sending down 14 kills and collecting 13 digs. Hill added 19 digs to her 12 kills for her 19th double-double of the season and 65th of her career.

Amberle Trinder paced all players with six blocks, also contributing eight kills. Amy Nokes dished out 42 assists and added four blocks and a match-high three aces. Cori Holeman earned four rejections and seven kills, while Erin LaVenice registered a season-high five kills on eight attempts (.625) to go with three blocks.'

Molly Rhyne led Gardner-Webb with 13 kills, also adding eight digs. Lauren Evans posted nine kills and 12 digs, and Evan Moffitt paced the Runnin' Bulldogs with 38 assists.

CSU broke open a tightly-contested first set, which featured 11 ties and seven lead changes, with a 5-0 run, taking a 19-14 lead. Trinder and Holeman posted kills during the rally, while Holeman and Hill forced one of three G-W attack errors. An Evans kill halted the rally, but the Lady Bucs scored the next three points, capped by a Holeman kill, and led 22-15. A pair of CSU errors made the score 22-17. Klinger subsequently posted a pair of kills around an Emily Libertowski ace to win the set, 25-18.

The Lady Bucs dominated at the net during the second set, hitting .565 while earning 13 kills on 23 attempts with no errors. Gardner-Webb connected at a .036 pace, as CSU registered four blocks. Charleston Southern earned a 25-11 victory, tied for its widest margin of victory in a set this season. The Lady Bucs also beat Coastal Carolina, 25-11, in set three Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Holding a 2-0 lead in the match, CSU looked to close things out with a victory in set three. However, the third set ended in a 28-26 Gardner-Webb victory, forcing a fourth set to be played. Similarly to the first set, set three was tied at 14-14 after 28 serves, after which CSU went on a 3-0 rally. Holeman and Crissy Skokan earned kills during the run. Melissa Richie ended the rally with a kill, which was followed by four rally points for a 19-17 score.

Gardner-Webb tied the set at 19-19 before kills by Nokes and Hill made it 21-19. CSU held set point at 24-22 after a Rhyne service error. The Runnin' Bulldogs fought off three set points in total, and earned a 28-26 victory with two Laura Wilcox kills.

The visitors continued their momentum into the third set, leading 15-13 midway through the frame. Klinger posted three straight kills for a 16-15 CSU lead, part of a 6-1 run which yielded a 19-16 advantage. G-W scored its last point of the match to pull to within two points before the Lady Bucs surged to the finish at 25-17 with six straight points for the match win.

CSU Head Coach Danyel Bellush said, "We're happy with the win. We need to keep trying to get better every day for the tournament. I'm happy for Amanda to get her record, and for how Kayla stepped up, but we still have work to do."

The Lady Bucs will conclude the 2010 regular season schedule Saturday, Nov. 13, playing host to Presbyterian College at 6 p.m. CSU will honor its five seniors, along with the Buccaneer parents in attendance, with a ceremony before the match. The Runnin' Bulldogs will compete at Winthrop Saturday at 1 p.m. in a final tune-up before the conference tournament.

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