SC State Women’s Volleyball Goes 0-2 on Day Two of the Hampton Inn/C of C Invitational

Alyse Lewis Named to the All-Tournament Team

Sr., Desire Waller had 10 kills in the match versus Coastal Carolina

Box Score

Charleston, S.C. (Sept. 6-7)—The SC State women's volleyball team went 0-2 on day two of the Hampton Inn/College of Charleston Invitational. With the loss, the Lady Bulldogs drop to 0-6 on the season.

In their first match of the day, SC State fell to host College of Charleston, 0-3, (13-25, 13-25, 15-25). Desire Waller had eight kills and Erica Pritchett put down five kills in the match. Freshman Victoria Ferguson picked up a game-high 12 digs while sophomore Melanie Williams put up 14 set assists in the loss.

Maddie Hills recorded a game-high 11 kills to lead College of Charleston, who improved to 6-0. Lexi Rhein had 21 assists with seven digs and Catey Warren also picked up seven digs for the Cougars.

Despite falling 0-3 in the second match of the day, SC State displayed a lot of hustle and tenacity throughout. There were a total of 12 ties and six lead changes over the three sets, as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Coastal Carolina, 16-25, 16-25, and 22-25, in their final match of the tournament. Senior Alyse Lewis, who earned all-tournament honors, had five kills with four blocks and a hitting percentage of .571 in the match. Senior Desire Waller had 10 kills and sophomore setter Melanie Williams had 19 set assists for SC State.

Kindra Bailey led all attackers with a game-high 14 kills to lead Coastal Carolina, who improved to 2-4 on the season.

SC State will have five days to regroup before returning to Charleston, S.C., to participate in The Citadel Invitational next weekend, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The Lady Bulldogs will have their 2013 home-opener, next Tuesday, Sept. 17, when they host Wofford College in a non-conference match.

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