STATESBORO, Ga. - The Charleston Southern volleyball team posted a 1-1 record on the final day of the SpringHill Suites Invitational. The Lady Bucs defeated South Alabama in five sets (21-25, 25-12, 19-25, 25-21, 15-11) before being swept by host institution Georgia Southern.

As a result of the Lady Bucs 1-2 weekend, CSU now holds a 5-8 record. Ga. Southern improves to 8-6 after a 4-0 tournament showing. South Alabama drops to 5-10 on the season.

CSU's Amanda Hill was named to the All-Tournament Team, her third honor in as many tournaments in 2010.

The Charleston Southern volleyball team posted a 3-2 victory over South Alabama Saturday, Sept .18 at Georgia Southern's Hanner Fieldhouse. The Lady Bucs won the final two sets for the come-from-behind win.

The Lady Bucs posted a season-high 86 digs, to South Alabama's 83. CSU recorded 57 kills at a .185 rate, while the Jaguars checked in with 51, hitting .102.

CSU's Amanda Hill led with 24 kills and added 13 digs for her 9th double-double of the season. Cori Holeman added 13 kills, while Tricia Rodl led with 27 digs. Amberle Trinder paced the Lady Bucs with a season-high seven blocks, while Hill contributed five block assists.

South Alabama won sets one and three for a 2-1 lead in the match. The Lady Bucs began the comeback in set four. Leading 8-7, CSU went on an 11-3 rally which featured three kills each from Holeman and Emily Libertowski, to claim a commanding 19-10 advantage. USA quickly rebounded with a 10-2 run to draw to within one point at 21-20, earning three blocks during the rally. CSU won set four, 25-21, scoring four of the final five points of the contest to tie the match at 2-2. The teams combined for 59 total digs, including 31 from the Lady Bucs, in set four.

Set five closed out a tightly-contested match in style, with seven ties and four lead changes. The Lady Bucs claimed an 8-6 lead at the changeover after kills from Holeman and Libertowski. The Jaguars bounced back to even the score at 9-9. CSU quickly countered with a 5-1 rally, featuring two kills from Hill and a Trinder-Hill block, for a 14-10 edge. Trinder spiked the set- and match-winning kill, capping the 15-11 set five victory and 3-2 match win.

Amy Nokes posted 31 assists, while Laura Grace Swindler dished out a season-best 13 assists in addition to eight digs.

Samia Salmao registered a team-leading 13 kills and also contributed 15 digs for USA. Jennica Hagberg added 45 assists to lead all players. Jillian Jordan and Olivia Mohler posted 12 kills apiece.

South Alabama earned early separation in the match with a 13-8 lead to open the first set. USA maintained a five-point lead at 20-15 when CSU staged a four-point rally on kills by Nokes, Holeman and Kayla Klinger. A service ace by Klinger tied set one, 21-21, but USA earned the ensuing four points for the win.

CSU never trailed in set two, tying the match at 1-1 with a 25-12 victory. The Lady Bucs hit .393 during the second set, receiving five kills from Hill and three each from Holeman and Trinder during the frame.

The Jaguars took a 2-1 lead with a 25-19 victory in set three, but were unable to hold off the Lady Bucs in sets four and five.

Charleston Southern Head Coach Danyel Bellush said, "We are still working to find our rhythm, but we found a way to win."

CSU vs. South Alabama Box Score

Eagles Sweep Lady Bucs in Final Match of SpringHill Suites Invitational
Georgia Southern (8-6) completed a four-win weekend with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-17) victory over Charleston Southern (5-8) in the final match of the 2010 SpringHill Suites Invitational.

The Eagles used an effective attack, earning kills at a .431 pace, while CSU connected at a .107 success rate on the attack. Georgia Southern posted 58 digs on the match to the Lady Bucs' 38.

Amanda Hill led the Lady Bucs with 11 kills, also adding eight digs. Tricia Rodl recorded 11 digs, while freshman Maggie Murphy contributed a season-high 10 digs. Hill and Amberle Trinder posted three block assists apiece to pace CSU. Amy Nokes led CSU with 10 assists, followed by Laura Grace Swindler with eight.

GSU's Parker Small and Bethany Sanford found success on Saturday, as each registered 15 kills. Small hit .667, while Sanford posted a .448 attack percentage. Kate Van Dyke led all players with 41 assists, and Enjoli Johnson posted five blocks.

The Lady Bucs built early momentum in set one, and led 6-4 after a 3-0 rally fueled by three kills from Emily Libertowski. A 4-0 run gave the Eagles the lead at 8-6, but CSU trimmed the margin to 8-7 on a Cori Holeman kill. The Lady Bucs inched to within two points at 11-9 when Trinder sent down a kill. GSU then staged an 8-0 run to pull away, 19-9. CSU would not narrow the deficit to within less than nine points for the remainder of the Eagles 25-15 victory in set one.

Georgia Southern led from the first point of set two, building a 9-1 lead after 10 serves. The Eagles hit .567 with 17 kills as a team during the second set, and held CSU to seven kills and a .059 attack percentage in the middle stanza. GSU took a 2-0 lead in the match, winning set two, 25-12.

The teams played evenly during the early portion of set three, with GSU holding a slim 7-5 lead after a Holeman kill. However, the Eagles built on to their advantage with a 4-0 rally, and led 19-11 after a Moriah Bellissimo kill. Hill then posted two kills, and teamed with Trinder for two blocks, as CSU sliced the deficit to four at 19-15. GSU made a final surge for the 25-17 victory, winning the match, 3-0.

CSU will next be in action Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., as the Lady Bucs open conference play against rival Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C.. The Chanticleers bring a 6-7 record into Tuesday's match, having gone 1-2 at the Kennesaw State Invitational.

CSU at Georgia Southern Box Score