CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Charleston Southern volleyball team swept Gardner Webb in their first Big South matchup of the season behind the offensive firepower of Rachel Feggeler and Brooke Monssen. 

The Bucs got off to a quick start and never took their foot off the gas in the sweep of the Runnin' Bulldogs. In the first set, the Bucs took down GWU by a score of 25-8 followed by two closer games that the Bucanneers sealed behind 15 kills from Monssen and 11 kills from Feggeler. 

Emilee Karelse continued to assist in double digits, tallying 36 on the night while Paige Reagor led the charge defensively for the Bucs with three blocking assists and a solo block.

Charleston Southern now improves to 9-6 on the year and opens conference play with a win for the first time since 2016.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN STATS BY SET 

SET	KILLS	ERRORS	TOTAL ATTACKS	HITTING %
1	12	1	24	.458
2	14	9	34	.147
3	16	3	3029	.448
	42	13	87	.333

 
INDIVIDUAL STATS VS. NEW ORLEANS
Brooke Monssen – 15 Kills | 26 TA | .462 HIT% | 10 Digs | 2 SA
Emilee Karelse– 36 Assists
Paige Reagor– 9 Kills | 12 TA | .667 HIT% | 3 BA | 1 BS
Skylar Blackmon– 16 Digs 
Macey LaPorte– 5 Kills | 7 Digs
Rachel Feggeler - 11 Kills | 21 TA | .381 HIT% | 2 BA


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The Buccaneers will play on Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m. against top ranked Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C.