Carson-Newman Volleyball Match Notes

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off of a victory at No. 7 Wingate, the Carson-Newman Eagles (22-5, 17-2 South Atlantic) look to continue its strong push to the postseason Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. against the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (16-11, 12-7 SAC) at Holt Fieldhouse.

The win against the Bulldogs solidified a perfect 11-0 record in road league matches this season for the Eagles, the first time in program history a volleyball team has accomplished that feat.

It has been an historic season in many ways for the Eagles as they try to enhance its postseason resume. Lincoln Memorial begins the final week of the regular season for Carson-Newman. The Eagles face three teams all inside the top half of the league in home contests this week.

The Railsplitters enter Mossy Creek having won six of their last eight contests. The two losses came against the two teams that have defeated the Eagles in conference play this season, Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate.

Lincoln Memorial's offensive numbers don't fly off of the page ranking fifth in the league with a .190 attack percentage on 11.88 kills per set, but the Railsplitters enter the match ranked second in the league with 1,846 digs and fifth with 184 blocks.

Freshman Kiera Holland has anchored the offensive effort with 312 kills this season, third-most in the league. However, Holland has committed the most hitting errors in the conference this season with 171 leading to a .160 attack percentage.

2013 first team All-SAC pick Casey Mense leads the way defensively with 4.58 digs per set good for fifth in the SAC in that category.

In the October 7 meeting between the two programs, the Eagles swept the Railsplitters yielding a .080 attack percentage in a 25-20, 25-15 and 25-23 at Mars Gym.

Senior middle blocker Jenna Wilson (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) cranked out 13 kills on a .375 attack percentage while senior outside hitter Rachel Harper (Chattanooga, Tenn.) had a double-double with 13 kills and 16 digs and senior setter Kristen Pickett (Cleveland, Tenn.) had 37 assists and eight digs.

The Railsplitters did not have one player tally double digits in terms of kills while Mense had 21 digs and setter Abby Cash finished with 20 assists and 13 digs.

Live stats and a video stream will be provided for the contest by visiting cneagles.com/live.

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