CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern volleyball collected their first home win of the young season in dramatic fashion outlasting a scrappy Idaho State team 3-2 (25-14, 20-25, 23-25, 25-19, 17-15) from the Buc Dome Wednesday night.

Charleston Southern (2-4) jumped out to a 1-0 lead taking the first set with ease as Peyton Thompson had eight of her match-leading 20 kills. CSU hit .360 in the first set while holding the Bengals (2-5) to just .059 from the floor.

Idaho State would force a fourth set taking the second and third, holding off late Buccaneer rallies in each.

Down 2-1, the Bucs rallied for a 25-19 fourth-set win then put the final stamp on the match with Ashleigh Holweger's sixth and final ace.
 
News and Notes

• Peyton Thompson had a season-high 20 kills in the win along with eight digs and two blocks
• Ashleigh Holweger had six service aces and team-best 21 digs
• Paige Reagor added 16 kills Wednesday while Gabrielle Naniseni added 11 and hit a match-high    .474
• The fifth and final set saw six lead changes as neither side led by more than four
• Emma Minnick had a season-best 42 assists and pair of kills
• CSU's win evens the all-time series 1-1 with the previous meeting coming in the 2009 season

Up Next
Charleston Southern hosts the Buccaneer Invitational as they host Bethune-Cookman, NIU and The Citadel. The weekend action begins Friday at 10 a.m. from the Buc Dome while the Bucs play their first match at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.