Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The matchup of the Southern Conference’s 2010 North and South Division Champions did not go in favor of the Elon volleyball team as College of Charleston took a 3-0 (15-25, 11-25, 19-25) win today, Sept. 25, in TD Arena. The Phoenix falls to 11-6 (0-2 SoCon), while the Cougars improve to 10-7 (2-0 SoCon).
 
It was a tough weekend for us,” said head Elon coach Mary Tendler. “We came off a close and emotional loss on Friday and then ran into a very talented CofC team today. I know the players are working very hard, we’re just not executing as often as we need to. I feel good about our ability to bounce back at home next weekend.”
 
Junior Carly Ledbetter led Elon with eight kills followed by senior Traci Stewart who finished with seven. Ledbetter and senior Caroline Lemke each recorded two blocks to help the defense.
 
A kill by junior Celia Rose Eddy and a block by Eddy and Stewart got the Phoenix off to a 2-0 lead early in the first set. Down 5-4, Elon used a kill by Stewart and two straight points by Lemke to go back up by two, 7-5. With the set in favor of the Phoenix, 8-7, the Cougars scored nine unanswered for a 16-8 advantage. A kill by Ledbetter stopped the CofC run and helped the maroon and gold score two of the next three to cut the deficit to seven, 17-10. The Cougars would go on to win the set, 25-15, and take the 1-0 match lead.
 
CofC jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the second set, forcing Elon to call an early timeout. Out of the short break, an error by the Cougars and a kill by Ledbetter helped Elon pull within four, 9-5. With the score at 16-9 in favor of CofC, a block by Eddy and freshman Chanelle Smith kept the Phoenix within six. However, the Cougars used a 9-1 run to end the set with a 25-11 win.
 
At the beginning of the third set, kills by Stewart and Ledbetter and a block by Lemke and Ledbetter put the Phoenix up 4-2. Down by three, 10-7, Elon scored six unanswered off kills by Smith, freshman Kris Harris and a block by Ledbetter and Harris to take a three-point lead, 13-10. After the Cougars came back to tie the set at 14-all, a block by Lemke and freshman Danielle Smith made the set even once again at 16-all. CofC would end the match on a 9-3 run for a 25-19 third-set victory and the match sweep.
 
Elon will play Western Carolina and Appalachian State in its first home SoCon matches. The Phoenix will play the Catamounts on Friday, Sept. 30, and the Mountaineers on Saturday, Oct. 1. Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. in Alumni Gym.