ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – UC women's volleyball opened the 2018 season 0-4, falling on Friday to Missouri – St. Louis 0-3, and Eckerd College 0-3, and again on Saturday to Seton Hill 1-3, and Augustana University 1-3.
 
Just the Basics

SCORES       
 
MATCH 1 Missouri – St. Louis 3, Charleston 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-15)
MATCH 2 Eckerd 3, Charleston 0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-23)
MATCH 3 Seton Hill 3, Charleston 1 (25-14, 15-25, 25-16, 25-18)
MATCH 4  Augustana 3, Charleston 1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-13)

 
TEAM RECORDS - Charleston (0-4), Missouri – St. Louis (3-1), Eckerd (2-2), Seton Hill (2-2), Augustana (3-1)
 
Match Leaders
UC vs. UMSL
Carly Granger had 12 kills against the Tritons
Kelsey Matusic had 16 digs vs. UMSL
Maddy Russell had 10 kills against UC
Megan Woll had 17 kills in the three-set win over Charleston
 
UC vs. EC
The Golden Eagles had 13 assists from senior Chloe Massaro
Jour'Ney Powell had three blocks against EC
Fernanda Reis had an impressive 30 assists against UC
Arielle Erillo had nine digs for EC
 
UC vs. SHU
Tori Clark had 13 kills vs. the Griffins
Chloe Massaro assisted 29 times for UC
Brynn Fleury had 46 assists against UC
Hannah Moeller had 14 digs for SHU
 
UC vs. AU
Carly Granger had 12 kills against AU
Briauna Pauley helped the Golden Eagles with 13 digs
Avery Thorson had 48 assists for AU
Izzy Summers had four blocks against UC
 
How It Happened
MATCH 1
The Golden Eagles started their first match of the year off slow, losing in three sets to the USML Tritons. USML took the first set 25-12, taking control of the match early on. USML kept playing strong against the Golden Eagles, winning the second two 25-12, and 25-15.
 
MATCH 2
Eckerd College took the match from UC in three sets, cruising through each set to defeat the Golden Eagles 3-0. In the first set, Eckerd College won 25-18, 25-16 in the second set, and a close 25-23 in the last set of the game.
 
MATCH 3
The Golden Eagles gave the Griffins from Seton Hill a good match, falling 3-1 to SHU. Seton Hill took the first set 25-14, however, UC fired back winning the second set 25-15. The Griffins came back strong, winning the next two sets 25-16, and 25-28.
 
MATCH 4
UC gave nationally ranked No. 24 Augustana University an interesting match, winning the first set 25-22. Augustana then won the next three sets, taking the Golden Eagles down 3-1.

UP NEXT
Charleston will host day two the MEC/PSAC Crossover Tournament all day Saturday in the Wehrle Athletic Arena, starting at 10:00 a.m on August 31.  The Golden Eagles face Kutztown at 10:00 a.m. followed by Shippensburg University at 7:00 p.m.