📹 | "Set one, we made very few errors. At the intermission, we were able to reset and remember our game plan."@GoNUwvolleyball head coach Caitlin Schweihofer spoke on the #HowlinHuskies' confidence that exists after winning two straight CAA matches at home. pic.twitter.com/fIHCxyAgVj

— Northeastern Volleyball (@GoNUwvolleyball) October 13, 2019

BOSTON – With a balanced corps of attackers and sound defensive execution, the Northeastern women's volleyball team locked up its second straight CAA victory on Sunday, defeating College of Charleston in four sets (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-22).
 
Senior middle blocker Natalie Shollin compiled another team-leading performance, pacing the Huskies in both kills (12) and blocks (four). Athena Ardila and Samantha Shupe both achieved double-doubles: Ardila paired 11 kills with 14 digs while Shupe totaled 48 assists and 12 digs in addition to her three blocks and two aces.
 
Evelyn Gonzalez and Erica Staunton tied Ardila's 11-kill line, helping Northeastern (9-9, 3-3 CAA) finish +8 in total kills and swing .170 against the Cougars' .097 mark. Clare Lund also came through with 24 digs, leading the NU cast of five double-digit digs earners.
 
Northeastern remained neck-and-neck with College of Charleston (4-14, 1-5 CAA) during the opening set, surrendering the lead to the Cougars at 12-11 before knotting the set for the eighth time at 17-17. Shupe passed two kills to Shollin and Gonzalez to put the Huskies in front for the final time – part of Northeastern's seven-point scoring run that left NU in control at 22-17.
 
Four straight attack errors by the Huskies during the second set allowed Charleston to jump out to the 12-6 lead, although NU would creep within two points twice at 13-11 and 14-12. Northeastern staged a four-point run to slide within a point at 20-19, despite the Cougars holding on late to even the match.
 
The Huskies yielded their best attacking frame during the third set, where Northeastern combined to land 14 kills on 37 attacks, committing three errors (hit .297). NU forced Charleston into hitting more errors (10) than kills (nine) as the Huskies cruised to the match's 2-1 advantage.
 
Northeastern rushed out to the 6-1 lead during the fourth set, receiving two kills from Staunton and an ace by Shupe. Despite allowing the Cougars to draw even at 12-12, three straight Charleston errors allowed the Huskies to vault in front for the final time at 16-13.
 
Mandy Napierala led the visitors with 13 kills, nine digs and four blocks. Emma Falk landed 10 kills on 22 attacks (hit .364) for the Cougars while Tori Carpenter charted 35 assists, nine digs and two aces.