NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston Southern came out on top in the first set Saturday afternoon at Buccaneer Fieldhouse, but Winthrop won the next three and left with a 3-1 victory over the Buccaneers in North Charleston, S.C.
The Bucs took the opener 25-21 before the Eagles evened the match with a 25-22 second set. The third set stayed tight until Winthrop turned an 11-11 tie into a two-point cushion and closed it 25-22. Winthrop then ran off nine straight points from 5-5 in the fourth on the way to a 25-17 finish.
Faith Burch paced Charleston Southern with 16 kills on .308 hitting, and Brynn Minter chipped in nine kills and nine digs. Setter Tristin Sutton handed out 25 assists, Presley Morris led the back row with 19 digs, and Surima Akat added three solo blocks. As a team the Bucs totaled 50 kills and 65 digs.
Charleston Southern now stands 11-11, with a 3-6 Big South mark, while Winthrop moved to 12-6 and 8-1 in league play, sharing first place with High Point on a four-match winning streak. The Bucs are off until Oct. 30, when they travel to Radford, which sits third in the Big South at 6-3, for a 6 p.m. match at the Dedmon Center.
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