CHARLESTON, S.C. — Winthrop volleyball dropped the first set Saturday and then took the next three to beat Charleston Southern 3-1 at the CSU Field House, finishing a 2-0 conference weekend for the Rock Hill school.
The set scores were 21-25, 25-22, 25-22 and 25-17. The Eagles moved to 12-6 overall and 8-1 in Big South play, while the Buccaneers fell to 11-11 and 3-6. The win also gave Winthrop the season series.
Reece Rhoads matched her career best with 16 kills and hit .412. Paige Bennett added 14 kills and 12 digs, pushing her season total to 305 kills and extending her run of 14-plus kills to nine straight matches. Setter Lexi Thatcher handed out 47 assists.
Libero Addison Torain had 24 digs and three aces, passing 300 digs for the season. In the fourth set she served nine points in a row as Winthrop pulled away on a 10-0 run.
Next up for the Eagles is a 6 p.m. road match Oct. 30 against USC Upstate.
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