Box Score
BOSTON – Northeastern volleyball picked up it's second conference win of the season with a victory over the College of Charleston on Sunday.
Athena Ardila and
Amy Underdown led the match in kills, both posting 16 on the day.
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Underdown recorded her seventh double-double of the season. The junior tallied 13 digs and three aces against the Cougars. Ardila's 16 kills was a new career high for the freshman
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Senior
Brigitte Burcescu also had a solid match for the Huskies, with 13 kills and three blocks. Freshman
Gabrielle Tschannen had five blocks on the day and four kills.
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Samantha Shupe and
Kristen Walding combined for 50 assists, while
Gabrielle Eyl recorded 24 digs. The Huskies had five aces: Underdown, Tschannen and Eyl.
Set One Recap:
·      25-23, Northeastern Â
·      A Eyl ace gave Northeastern a 8-7 lead
·      The Huskies went on a 6-1 run to take a 15-11 lead
·      A Burcescu kill gave the Huskies the first set win
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Set Two Recap:
·      25-23, Northeastern
·      Northeastern started off the second set with a 7-1 run to take a 7-2 lead
·      The Cougars came back to tie the set up at 15-15
·      A kill from Charleston's Payton Eisnaugle gave the Cougars their first led of the set, 19-18
·      The Huskies went on a 3-0 run to secure the set win
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Set Three Recap:
·      25-20, Charleston
·      The Cougars went on a 8-1 run to take a 15-5 lead
·      Northeastern went on a 7-2 run to cut Charleston's lead to just five
·      A Burcescu-Tschannen block brought the Huskies within one, 20-19
·      A kill from Charleston's Devon Rachel gave the Cougars the third set win
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Set Four Recap:
·      25-21, Northeastern
·      An ace from Underdown gave the Huskies a 3-1 lead
·      Ardila's kill gave Northeastern a 11-9 lead
·      A kill from Charleston's Kennedy Madison gave the Cougars their first lead of the set, 19-18
·      The Huskies secured the match win with a kill from Ardila
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Up Next For Northeastern:
The Huskies will continue conference play when they head to Newark to take on Delaware on Friday, September 29 at 5 p.m.
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