Campbell University

CHARLESTON, S.C .- The Camels won their ninth in a row and clinched the No. 3 seed in the upcoming CAA Championship with a 3-1 road win over first-place Charleston Friday night.
 
Campbell improves to 15-11, 11-4 with the win. Charleston falls to 22-4, 14-2, now tied atop the CAA standings with Hofstra heading into the final day.
 
Breanna McMillan led the way with a career-high 13 kills on .423 hitting to pace three Camels in double figures. Victoria Tupy added 12 and Emma McCartney had 10.
 
Charleston got off to a strong start to take the opening set 25-15. Campbell hit .129 to Charleston's .379, while the Cougars also came up with a pair of service aces. Tupy and McMillan both tallied three kills in the set for Campbell.
 
Campbell used a late rally to nab the second set 25-22. CU trailed 21-18 before putting together a 7-1 run to close the set. The run was fueled by three blocks, including a stuff from Heytvelt and McMillan for set point. The blocking and defense held the Cougars to hitting -0.079 in the frame.
 
The Camels earned another comeback win in the third to go ahead 2-1. Campbell trailed 17-13 before a 6-0 run flipped the score and Campbell a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The offense got things rolling hitting .243 in the set to help win it 25-22.
 
Campbell wasted no time putting the match away with a 25-12 fourth and final set. The offense hit a blistering .500 in the frame with 18 kills and just one error. Ella Duong led the way in the final set with five kills for Campbell.
 
Charleston was led by Julia Gnida's 13 kills. The Cougars hit .147 on the night, their lowest mark in CAA play this season.
 
The Camels and Cougars will wrap up the 2026 regular season tomorrow at 2 p.m. with the match streaming on FloCollege.