Charleston, S.C. – The Le Moyne College volleyball team competed against the College of Charleston Saturday morning in TD Arena, on the last day of the CofC Classic. The Cougars defeated the Dolphins 3-0 with match scores of 25-8 in the first, 25-12 in the second, and 25-5 in the third to take the win.

"Today's match we let the speed of the game get the best of us." said head coach Susan Kim. "We lost some of the energy and fun we had yesterday but that's okay. Through the ups and downs, we'll figure out how to bounce back and play together as a team. We still have a lot of season left to play so time to get back and work."
 
For the Dolphins, senior outside hitter Madison Dembroski (Plattekill, N.Y. / Wallkill) and junior outside hitter Emily La Ruffa (Rock Hill, N.Y. / Monticello) both recorded four kills, followed by freshman outside hitter Emilia Estrada (Jacksonville, Fla. / Bishop Kenny) with two. Sophomore setter Haley Gerken (Buffalo, N.Y. / Frontier) directed the offense with 10 assists and eight digs. Freshman libero/DS Haley Buescher (Toledo, Ohio / St. Ursula Academy) recorded nine digs and junior libero/DS Ella Katz (Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake) had seven.
 
For the Cougars, Anna Smith led the team with 11 kills and 5 digs, Sofie Vogel and Hannah Scott both had 5 kills while Scott also recorded 24 assists. Elli Kinney had four assists as well as 12 digs, and Brynn Whitehair had five digs.
 
The Dolphins next game will be against Brown University on September 1^st at 1pm in their Pizzitola Sports Center – Providence, R.I.