WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Charleston suffered a four-set setback Friday evening against West Liberty University as the Golden Eagles took just their second loss in Mountain East Conference play on the season.

Just the Basics


SCORE         
Charleston 1, West Liberty 3 (25-22, 16-25, 26-28, 21-25)
 
TEAM RECORDS
Charleston (10-10, 6-2 MEC)
West Liberty (14-10, 5-4 MEC)

How it Happened
Charleston came out swinging against the HIlltoppers, taking the opening set, 25-22, from the hosts.  UC came up with 21 kills on 42 attacks (.429) on their way to the 1-0 lead.  Unfortunately for the Golden Eagles, they couldn't replicate the first set performance and dropped three straight in taking the road loss to West Liberty. 
 
The deciding point in the match came in the third set with the match tied at 1-1. UC held a 23-18 lead late in the set and looked as though they would take a 2-1 advantage into the fourth.  West Liberty had other thoughts, winning five straight points aided by three attack errors by the Golden Eagles to tie the match at 23-23.  The Toppers outlasted Charleston 28-26 to take a one-set lead into the fourth and eventually final set.
 
Again, Charleston held a slim lead late in the fourth, only to see the hosts once again steal the set by scoring six straight points helped by three UC attack errors.  West Liberty would end up taking the set, 25-21, and hand Charleston their second loss in MEC play.
 
In the loss, Jessica Sunnenberg had her best match of her young career.  The freshman led the match in kills with 23, which is the high total for any Golden Eagle this season. Chloe Massaro led the match with 32 assists while sophomore Kelsey Matusic had a match-high 24 digs in the loss.  The biggest difference in the match came in blocks as the Toppers had 11 compared to three from the Golden Eagles.

 
Up Next
-The Golden Eagles face Wheeling Jesuit tomorrow afternoon in Wheeling, W.Va.  First serve with the Cardinals is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
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