CHARLESTON, S.C. – Peyton Thompson had a match-high 18 kills Saturday afternoon, leading Charleston to a three-set sweep (25-15, 25-22, 25-22) of visiting Radford inside Buccaneer Fieldhouse.
 
Gabrielle Naniseni added nine kills for CSU, while Kaileigh Ammons, Ella Lochbiler and Indigo Young each added at least five kills in a balanced secondary attack behind Thompson. Emma Minnick had 36 assists, her second straight match with over 35 assists, while Ashleigh Holweger led the backline with 20 digs. Three different Bucs had two service aces.
 
CSU took control of the first set with a 9-2 run midway through the set, highlighted by an Abigail Breeden ace, a pair of kills from Naniseni and two blocks for the Buccaneers. Four of Naniseni's nine kills came in the opening set, while Radford had a negative hitting percentage in a 25-15 set win for the Bucs.
 
Radford started the second set on better footing and led for stretches before the Bucs rallied. CSU had a three-point run late in the set, highlighted by a pair of kills by Thompson, to break a 20-all deadlock. Four of the Bucs' last five points in the set came off the arm of Thompson, who had nine kills and a .444 hitting percentage in the set to lead CSU to a 25-22 set win.
 
The Bucs used a 13-4 run early in the third set to put their mark on the match. CSU took advantage of Radford's miscues early in the set, as the Highlanders had three attack errors while the Bucs had a pair of service during the run. Radford made a run to cut the Buccaneer lead to three, but back-to-back kills from Thompson followed by a Holweger service ace got the Bucs back on track. CSU closed out the match, 25-22, completing the sweep of the Highlanders.
 
News and Notes

• As a team, Charleston Southern had 44 kills to Radford's 30, while limiting the Highlanders to a .129 hitting percentage for the match.
• Kaileigh Ammons' five kills also came on a .571 hitting percentage, the fourth straight match she has recorded a hitting percentage above .400.
• Peyton Thompson has led the Bucs in kills in each of the last three matches, totaling 49 kills in that span.
• Saturday's win was the second straight home win for the Bucs, who also defeated Hampton in their previous home match.
• This was Charleston Southern's second straight home match with seven service aces. The seven aces for the Bucs are tied for the most in a three-set match for CSU this season.

 
Up Next
The Bucs remain inside the friendly confines of Buccaneer Fieldhouse next weekend for matches against High Point and North Carolina A&T.