Bucs unable to keep pace with red-hot Winthrop - Charleston Southern University

Saturday, October 2

Rock Hill, SC

2 PM

Charleston Southern University Athletics

5-9, 1-3Big South

Winthrop

9-5, 4-0Big South

Team	1	2	3	Final F
CHSO	21	21	16	0
Eagles	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Jim Killian/CSU Sports

10/2/2021 4:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop's balanced attack saw four players notch six or more kills Saturday afternoon, as the Eagles swept visiting Charleston Southern (25-21, 25-21, 25-16) inside the Winthrop Coliseum.

Peyton Thompson recorded her third straight double-double in the loss, finishing with 13 kills and 13 digs, both numbers that led the Bucs in those respective categories. Paige Reagor had nine kills and hit a team-leading .368 in the match.

Winthrop jumped out to a quick start, taking a 9-4 lead in the first set. Following the Eagles' run, the Bucs never got closer than a two-point deficit in the set. CSU rebounded early in the second set, but an 8-1 Eagles scoring run turned the tide in Winthrop's favor and put the Bucs on the brink of defeat. The Bucs struggled in the third set until a late 5-1 scoring run, but by then the deficit was too big and Winthrop closed out its fifth consecutive win and fourth straight conference win.

News and Notes

Peyton Thompson's double-double was the sixth of her career, while her three-match double-double streak is a career high.
Paige Reagor has hit over .300 in eight of the 11 matches she has appeared in.
CSU's four blocks snapped a streak of 12 straight Big South matches with more than five blocks.

Up Next
The Bucs close their three-match road trip Tuesday at Presbyterian, with first serve set for 6 p.m.