CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern won a pair of dramatic sets before coasting in the third to down city rival College of Charleston, 3-0, at the Chucktown Throwdown Friday night at the Buccaneer Fieldhouse.

The Bucs (6-6) staved off set points in 31-29 and 29-27 wins before easily winning the final set, 25-10, to enable CSU to snap an 11-match losing streak to the Cougars. CSU continues play in its final tournament of the season tomorrow against Montana at 10 a.m. and UNCG at 5 p.m.

Peyton Thompson set a career best for a three-set match with 22 kills. Skylar Yates (12 kills, 13 digs) and Emilee Karelse (41 assists, 13 digs) contributed double-doubles, and Giada Pais-Marden added 11 kills, hit .409 and had three blocks.

Indigo Young led CSU with four blocks, and Angelika Rusin had a team-high 16 digs. The Bucs hit .296 as a team and limited Charleston to a .192 percentage.

A kill by Pais-Marden saved set point at 24-25 in the opener and added another to give CSU a 30-29 lead. She then teamed with Young for a block to complete the 31-29 first set victory.

The Bucs trailed 24-23 and 26-25 in the second set but again were able to survive on kills by Thompson and Young. An ace by Pais-Marden finished off the set to give CSU a 2-0 lead.

Unlike the first two sets, number three was all Bucs. Tied at 2 early, CSU ran off five straight points capped by a Thompson kill. The Cougars were still within five at 13-8 before the Bucs scored five in a row and were never threatened, with consecutive aces by Thompson wrapping up the match.