Final Score: Charleston Southern 3, Hampton 1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20)
 
Location: Charleston, S.C.
 
Records: Hampton – 5-7 (0-2), Charleston Southern – 6-4 (1-1)
 
The Short Story: Hampton earned a narrow 26-24 win in the first set, but dropped the final three as Charleston Southern rallied for a victory in four sets.
 
BEHIND THE NUMBERS

• It was the third meeting all-time between the two schools. Charleston Southern won the first two as well, coming at neutral locations in 2000 and 2008 respectively.
• Megann Delgado led Hampton with 17 kills while Lena Reed-Petracek contributed 42 assists. Maja Petronijevic contributed 15 digs.
• Hampton outhit Charleston Southern .179 to .167 throughout the match, the first loss for HU this season when outhitting an opponent.
• Charleston Southern earned the victory at the service line, committing just eight service errors while HU posted 22 on the afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hampton trailed in the first set, 19-18, when a rally put the Lady Pirates back out in front. The two squads went back and forth with the score ultimately deadlocked at 23-all.
• Charleston Southern got a kill from Naiomi Rivera to go ahead 24-23 to bring up set point, but Victoria Jenifer tallied a kill to even the score. An error and a kill by Kyndall Nicholas ended the first set.
• Hampton held a 12-11 edge in the second set, but Charleston Southern led the rest of that game.
• The third set was even closer with the schools tied at 23, but a pair of kills from Caitlyn Michalski and Madison Malloch put CSU up by a set.
• HU once again led 9-8 in the fourth set, but Charleston Southern responded with a 5-0 run. The hosts would lead the rest of the way. 

WHAT'S NEXT
Hampton returns home to host UNC Asheville (5-6/0-1) in the first home match of the year. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. start on Thursday.