Banner Elk, N.C. - The Carson-Newman College Volleyball Team
(4-3) went 1-1 on day one of the Lees-McRae Carolina Challenge
Friday at Williams Gymnasium as it defeated Mount Olive College
(0-6), 3-0, and dropped the nightcap to Flagler College (3-4),
3-0.
Carson-Newman 3, Mount Olive 0 (25-22, 25-20,
26-24)
Katie Troyer (Plain City, Ohio) shared match-high honors with 10
kills, including kills on the final two points of the match to lead
Carson-Newman to the victory over Mount Olive.
Carson-Newman built a 17-9 lead in the first set before Mount Olive
pulled within a point at 20-19. The Lady Eagles ended the frame on
back-to-back kills by Jessica Schachleiter (Cincinnati, Ohio) and
Troyer to go up 1-0 in the match.
In the second stanza, C-N built a 20-14 lead on a run that was
culminated by an ace by Troyer. Mount Olive rallied to within 22-19
but the Eagles won three of the final four points of the set to
clinch the 2-0 advantage.
The Trojans took an early lead in the third set and led by as much
as five before the Lady Eagles went on an 8-1 run to take a 21-19
lead. The two teams traded several side outs before Troyer put the
match away with two straight kills for the victory.
Setters Stephanie Cutter (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Lara McDonald
(Salem, Va.) had 15 assists apiece for Carson-Newman. Troyer led
all players with four blocks while freshman libero Mackenzie Tyree
(Daleville, Va.) tallied a match-high 15 digs.
Caitlin Skislak (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) led Mount Olive with 10 kills,
while Joanie Werling (Purcelleville, Va.) finished with match-highs
of 36 assists and four service aces.
Flagler 3, Carson-Newman 0 (25-10, 25-23,
25-22)
Flagler jumped out to a 12-1 lead over C-N in the first set of the
match and cruised to the 15-point victory behind a .281 (13-4-32)
to -.067 (4-6-30) hitting advantage.
The Lady Eagles battled back in the second and third sets forcing
12 ties and five lead changes over the final two frames of the
match. C-N's hitting percentage improved significantly over the
course of the match and the Lady Eagles out-hit the Saints in the
final set (.267 to .212).
With Carson-Newman leading 10-5 in the second stanza, Flagler
battled back to tie the set at 13. Neither team would lead by more
than two points for the rest of the set as the Saints were able to
pull out the win.
The third set was just as close as the second as the margin between
C-N and Flagler only reached four points twice. Each team took
advantage of scoring runs during the frame to gain the lead but the
Lady Eagles were unable to force a fourth set.
Meg Weathersby (Maitland, Fla.) tallied a game-high 17 kills on a
.560 (17-3-25) hitting effort. Setters Rebecca Royal (Green Cove
Springs, Fla.) and Olivia Snipes (Easley, S.C.) dished out 19 and
16 assists, respectively in the match for the Saints while Katie
Beale (Stuart, Fla.) recorded 13 digs.
Carson-Newman was led by Schachleiter and Troyer with eight kills
each while Cutter logged 16 assists of her own.
The Lady Eagles will be back in action tomorrow when they face the
host Lady Bobcats of Lees-McRae College at 10:30 a.m. C-N will
conclude the tournament with a match at 3:30 p.m., when it faces
the University of West Alabama.
