ROCK HILL, S.C. -- On Senior Day that honored Isabella Murray, Sydney Nolan, Rachel McCollum and Avery Jolley for their contributions to the Eagles, Winthrop steadied after a slow start and overpowered Charleston Southern in four sets, 21–25, 25–17, 25–15, 25–21, behind Avery Jolley's 18 kills and 12 digs and Rachel McCollum's 35 assists with four block assists. Laila Glover added 10 kills on .381 hitting as the Eagles hit .229 and held the Buccaneers to .134 for their tenth home win on the season, the most in a single season since 2019. 

Top Performers 

Kills - Avery Jolley (18), Laila Glover (10), Reece Rhoads (9) 
Aces - Rachel McCollum (2), Isabella Murray (1), Alyah Cadavid (1) 
Blocks - Rachel McCollum (4), Teagan Sychterz (4), Giselle Little (3) 
Assists - Rachel McCollum (35), Isabella Murray (6), Sophia Matthews (6) 
Digs - Addison Torain (16), Sophia Matthews (14), Avery Jolley (12) 

Game Recap 
Set 1 

• Winthrop opened on Trabrece Marbley's kill, but CSU punched back behind early kills and a Skylar Yates swing for a 4-2 margin. 
• Avery Jolley kept the Eagles even, with Isabella Murray firing a service ace to edge ahead 10-9. 
• The Buccaneers flipped it with a run sparked by Emma Bednarek's serve and kills from Emily Struckmeyer and Oliwia Durka to 23-18. 
• Reece Rhoads helped close the gap to 23-21, but Yates finished the frame, 25-21. 

Set 2 

• Alyah Cadavid's ace and kills from Jolley and Giselle Little built an early cushion to 6-2 that Winthrop never surrendered. 
• Rachel McCollum dropped a service ace to answer Bednarek's serving burst, 12–11, and restore separation. 
• Cadavid's serve produced four straight points, as Teagan Sychterz chipped in up the middle as it stretched to 21-14. 
• Rhoads got a feed from Sophia Matthews, ending it 25-17, and seeing Winthrop hit .517 in the set. 

Set 3 

• A clean start and two early Rhoads kills helped Winthrop to 5-0, as CSU's brief push was cut off by a Jolley and Sychterz block for 9-6. 
• Glover went to work on the right side, pairing with McCollum for points that pushed it to 15-9. 
• Winthrop controlled the tempo, with Jolley striking in transition for 23-14. 
• Glover hammered the last two swings to finish it 25-15 for a 2-1 match lead. 

Set 4 

• The closer featured ten ties through 16-16, with Jolley trading sideouts with Yates. 
• Matthews aced for 17-16, and McCollum followed with another for 18-16, a late Little and McCollum stuff created set point at 24-20. 
• After a Winthrop attack error, a CSU error under pressure ended it 25-21. 
• Winthrop finished with seven blocks in the contest, helping to blunt the Buccaneers' late push. 

NEXT UP
The Eagles remain on the road for the rest of the regular season, going up against UNC Asheville on Friday, and USC Upstate on Saturday.

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