CHARLESTON, S.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball's Taylor Robertson tallied 23 total kills over the Spartans' two Saturday afternoon matches in the Chucktown Throwdown at Charleston Southern. The Spartans dropped the first match to College of Charleston, 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-17), and the final match to Charleston Southern, 3-0 (25-13, 28-26, 25-17).

Robertson earned her third All-Tournament Team recognition following her performance this weekend. 

"We had moments of good play this weekend," stated head coach Corey Carlin. "There were times we were clicking and making consistent plays. We had sets in each match where we competed hard. But there were also times our inexperience showed and our first contacts were inconsistent. We've got to get better there, to have longer stretches of consistent play and not getting impatient, especially on offense. We'll embrace that process to get to the level we need to be at in November."
 
Match 1 - Charleston 3 - UNCG 0
 
UNCG held an early 5-4 lead in the first set and capped the Cougars' lead at four points through the middle of the set. A Gabriela McHugh service ace brought the Spartans within one, 15-14, but the Cougars countered with a five-point rally and held the Spartans to just two points for the remainder of the set.
 
UNCG kept the Cougars close early, down 7-6, but Charleston posted an 8-3 rally to force a UNCG timeout. The Cougars posted a .471 hitting percentage in the set while the Spartans hit .167 as Charleston claimed the second set.
 
Bouncing back from Charleston's largest lead in the third set, 19-10, the Spartans mounted a six-point rally thanks to three-straight kills early in the rally. The Spartans added to the rally after forcing a Charleston timeout with a Lovie Wallace service ace to cut the deficit to three points. The Cougars responded by scoring six of the final seven points of the set to seal the victory.
 
By The Numbers
· Robertson led UNCG hitters with 11 kills and added five digs.
· Ella Voegele led the Spartans' back row with eight digs.
· Elayne Grisbee and Sierra Herndon each accumulated two blocks.
· Mya Wood posted five kills and six digs.

Records
Charleston: 5-8
UNCG: 6-6
 
Match 2 - Charleston Southern 3 - UNCG 0
 
Charleston Southern scored nine of the first eleven points and later bolstered their largest lead of the set to ten points. The Buccaneers increased their largest lead to 12 points at set point on the way to claiming the first set. Charleston Southern posted a .565 hitting percentage in the first set compared to the Spartans' .042.
 
UNCG started the second set with a 4-2 advantage with Charleston Southern following with a 6-1 rally. The Buccaneers grew their advantage to four points, 12-8, but a 6-2 UNCG rally erased the Charleston Southern lead to even the set. The Spartans accelerated their rally by scoring the next five points and forcing a Charleston Southern timeout. The Buccaneers chipped away at the lead late in the set, but the Spartans held on to a 23-20 lead. The Buccaneers mounted a four-point rally in response to reach set point, but the Spartans broke set point to extend the set. After both sides traded points, Charleston Southern rallied for the final two points of the frame.
 
Both sides kept a tight third set through the middle of the set as Charleston Southern mustered a three-point lead, 13-10. The Buccaneers grew the lead to seven late in the set to secure the win. UNCG posted a match-high .207 hitting percentage, but the Buccaneers countered with .462 hitting percentage in the final set.
 
By The Numbers
· Robertson posted a team-high 12 kills, hitting .286.
· Mya Wood posted six kills, hitting .105, adding nine digs.
· Gabriela McHugh tallied 29 assists with seven digs.
· Ella Voegele led the back row with 12 digs.
· UNCG tallied a .125 hitting percentage for the match.
· The Spartans held the advantage in digs over Charleston Southern, 40-35.

Records
Charleston Southern: 7-7
UNCG: 6-7
 
Up Next
The Spartans open Southern Conference play Friday, September 23, hosting Mercer at 7 p.m. inside Fleming Gymnasium.