CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston Southern volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-14) decision to the visiting High Point Panthers Saturday, Sept. 25 at CSU Field House. High Point (7-9) advances to 2-0 in Big South competition, while the Lady Bucs (6-10) are now 1-2 in conference play.

For the match, High Point converted 62 kills, hitting .292 as a team. The Lady Bucs earned a .202 hitting percentage, posting 43 kills. The Panthers posted nine service aces to CSU's three, while CSU registered seven blocks as a team and HPU collected four.

Amanda Hill led the way for the Lady Bucs with 19 kills and added 12 digs for her 11th double-double of the season and second in as many matches.

Amy Nokes also registered her second double-double of the weekend with 23 assists and 10 digs. She also added eight kills, good for second on the team.

Cori Holeman recorded five block assists to pace CSU, while Tricia Rodl entered double-figures in digs for the seventh match in a row, posting 14 digs.

High Point used a balanced offense, led by Megan Smith with 21 kills. Audie Gonzalez (15) and Stephanie Wallin (13) each earned double-figures kill totals. Maddie Simpson led all players with 52 assists, and Molly Barlow added three service aces.

The Panthers stormed out to a 10-3 lead in set one on the strength of four service aces. CSU battled back to tie the match at 14-14 with an 11-4 rally, receiving kills from Hill and Kayla Klinger in addition to several points off of HPU errors. High Point then scored the next four points, leading to a CSU timeout. The Panthers pulled away, winning, set one, 25-17.

Set two saw the Lady Bucs earn a 20-9 lead, as Hill spiked six kills during the surge and Skokan, Amberle Trinder and Klinger earned kills. CSU also blocked three attempts, with Holeman factoring in on all three rejections. The Panthers rebounded by scoring the next eight point while Barlow served.

A Nokes kill stopped the rally, and two HPU errors made the score 23-17 in the Lady Bucs' favor. High Point trimmed the deficit to two at 24-22, but an HPU error ended the second set, 25-22, sending the teams to intermission with one win apiece.

In set three, the Panthers hit .444 as a team, while CSU connected at .344. Hill posted nine kills during the third set, and Smith collected eight kills for HPU. A kill by Hill and a Holeman-Nokes block brought the Lady Bucs to within one point at 16-15. High Point then earned nine out of the final 13 points for a 25-19 win.

High Point continued their hitting success into set four, with 13 kills at a .323 pace, while CSU hit .000 with eight kills. The Panthers broke away with a 6-0 rally, and finished the match off with a 25-14 fourth set victory.

Head Coach Danyel Bellush said, "High Point is a great team. They had a balanced attack. We had poor ball control, and you can't do that against a team as good as High Point. You have to be able to control the ball on your side of the net. We have some work to do, but hopefully we'll rebound next week."

The Lady Bucs compete in their third straight conference home match Tuesday, Sept. 28, as the Winthrop Eagles visit CSU Field House. First serve is set for 6 p.m. Winthrop is currently 4-10 overall, 1-1 in Big South play following Saturday's sweep over Radford.

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