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  • C-N Volleyball's Angelle Hayes Reflects on her Spring Break Mission Trip to Haiti
    May 01, 2012
    Carson-Newman junior volleyball player Angelle Hayes shares her experiences in Haiti after spending her spring break on a medical mission’s trip with the Carson-Newman nursing department.
  • Lady Eagle volleyball signs two for 2012 season
    December 12, 2011
    The Carson Newman Volleyball Head Coach Shannon Mincey added 2 players to her roster for the 2012 campaign during the early signing period.
  • Carson-Newman’s James earns All-Region honors
    November 21, 2011
    ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman's Nikki James has been named to the 2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Southeast Region Volleyball team. James was the nation's leading blocker for much of the second straight season. She is averaging 1.61 blocks per set, which is second in Division II (by .01). She has 69 block solos and 111 block assists on the year.
  • Lady Eagles push top-seeded Wingate to five sets, fall 3-2 in SAC Tournament
    November 11, 2011
    HARROGATE, Tenn. — Six points was all it took to steal away No. 8-seeded Carson-Newman College’s storybook ending. After trailing 2-0, the Lady Eagles volleyball team did what no team has been able to do this season, force the Wingate Lady Bulldogs into a fifth and deciding set. In the end, the breaks went top-seeded Wingate’s way and they held on to a 3-2 victory in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament.
  • Lady Eagles’ James named All-SAC, Santarelli earns All-Freshman Team honors
    November 10, 2011
    ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman’s Nikki James has been named to the 2011 All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team, and Lauren Santarelli has been named to the All-SAC Freshman Team, as part of the year-end awards the league announced Thursday.
  • Lady Eagles face top-seeded Wingate in SAC Tournament on Friday
    November 07, 2011
    ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles are the No. 8 seed and face top-seeded and unbeaten Wingate University on Friday afternoon in the 2011 Fool Lion South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Tournament played at Mars Gymnasium in Harrogate, Tenn.
  • Lady Eagles handle Brevard to end regular season, 3-1
    November 05, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman College Volleyball team ended its regular season with a win Saturday night, downing South Atlantic Conference rival Brevard College 3-1 at Holt Field House.
  • Harper’s career high leads Lady Eagles past Lenoir-Rhyne in five
    November 04, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Freshman Rachel Harper had a career-high 19 kills and senior Carly Swisher matched her with 19 more as the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles beat visiting Lenoir-Rhyne, 3-2, on Friday night in Jefferson City.
  • Mars Hill topples C-N on Tuesday night, 3-0
    November 02, 2011
    MARS HILL, N.C. - Mars Hill's Marissa Wixson posted a season-high 20 kills and to go along with 14 digs and led her team to a three-set match victory over Carson-Newman on Tuesday inside Stanford Arena. The Lions (13-11, 8-10 South Atlantic Conference) defeated the Lady Eagles (15-13, 5-11) by scores of 25-22, 25-14 and 25-20.
  • Block Party Continues: James, Lady Eagles lead nation in blocks
    October 30, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second straight season, no one is better than Carson-Newman’s Nikki James at turning back opponents at the net. The C-N senior and middle blocker leads the nation in blocks per set. She averages 1.67 per game in this week’s NCAA statistics.
  • Lady Eagles handle Maryville in four sets, 3-1
    October 28, 2011
    MARYVILLE, TENN. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles surrendered a tight second set, but controlled the other three to beat Maryville College on the road in non-conference play on Thursday night, 3-1. C-N won by a score of 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, and 25-18, to improve to 15-12 overall.
  • Lady Eagles are No. 7 in NCAA Volleyball Regional Rankings
    October 27, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles are seventh in this week’s NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Rankings, released late Wednesday. C-N is trying to make its fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The top eight teams in the poll advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament, which begins the weekend of Nov. 17.
  • Lady Eagles can't hold early lead in loss to Tusculum, 3-1
    October 25, 2011
    GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles let a dominant first-set win slip away in three tight set losses in a 3-1 defeat to Tusculum College at Pioneer Arena on Tuesday night in South Atlantic Conference play.
  • Lady Eagles fall in five sets to Newberry
    October 22, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth set, but couldn’t put away visiting Newberry College, falling 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse. The Wolves rallied from a 10-6 deficit in the fifth set to improve to 12-12 and 5-9 in SAC play. C-N falls to 14-11 overall and 5-9 in SAC play.
  • Swisher swings Lady Eagles to sweep of Anderson
    October 21, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior Carly Swisher (Ft. Collins, Colo.) had 14 kills to lead the Lady Eagles to a sweep of visiting Anderson (S.C.) on Friday night in Holt Fieldhouse. C-N won 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-17) to improve to 14-10 overall and 5-8 in South Atlantic Conference play. Anderson falls to 7-17 and 4-9 overall.
  • Swisher leads Lady Eagles to sweep of Milligan
    October 18, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman Volleyball team made quick work of visiting Milligan College Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse, recording a 3-0 sweep; 25-18, 25-24 and 25-20. The win breaks a three-game losing streak for the Lady Eagles, who are 13-10 on the season with a 4-4 record at home.
  • Lady Eagles fall to Wingate on Friday Night
    October 15, 2011
    Wingate, N.C.----The 15th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs swept the visiting Eagles of Carson-Newman College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Friday night in Cuddy Arena. The Bulldogs won by scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 31-29 to improve to 20-0 overall and 11-0 in the SAC.
  • Catawba tops Lady Eagles in four sets
    October 15, 2011
    SALISBURY, NC -- Catawba moved into a tie for second place in the South Atlantic Conference volleyball race with a four-set win over visiting Carson-Newman on Saturday afternoon at Goodman Gym. The Catawba Indians improved to 14-6 overall and 8-4 in the SAC with the 25-15, 21-25, 26-16 and 25-20 victory. The Lady Eagles fall to 12-10 and 4-8.
  • Lincoln Memorial sweeps Lady Eagles on Tuesday night
    October 11, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial’s Blaire Fowler (Fort Worth, Tex.) had 15 kills as the visiting Railsplitters swept Carson-Newman in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
  • Swisher, Santarelli earn named to Pepsi Beach Bash All-Tournament Team
    October 11, 2011
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Carson-Newman’s Carly Swisher (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Lauren Santarelli (Colorado Springs, Colo.) have been named to the Pepsi Beach Bash All-Tournament Team, held last weekend at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
  • Lady Eagles split Saturday matches at Beach Bash; Top Shepherd, 3-1
    October 09, 2011
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Senior Carly Swisher had 15 kills as Carson-Newman wore down Shepherd University, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Pepsi Beach Bash. The Lady Eagles, with the 3-1 (30-28, 23-25, 25-17, 25-18) win, improve to 12-7 overall.
  • Lady Eagles extend win streak to six at Beach Bash; Top Davis and Elkins, thump JCSU
    October 07, 2011
    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles beat Davis and Elkins, 3-1, and swept Johnson C. Smith, 3-0, to extend its season-high win streak to six matches after Friday’s two wins at the Pepsi Beach Bash in West Palm Beach, Fla. With the wins, the Lady Eagles are now 11-6 on the season and will face Shepherd University and Seton Hill on Saturday afternoon.
  • Carson-Newman's James earns SAC Player of the Week honors
    October 03, 2011
    ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman middle hitter Nikki James (Cookeville, Tenn.) has been named SAC Player of the Week, and Mars Hill libero Maggie Murphy is the league's Specialist of the Week, the league announced on Monday. James led Carson-Newman to a 3-0 week that has the Eagles back among the top teams in the SAC standings.
  • Lady Eagles sweep Brevard to cap perfect week in SAC play
    October 01, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Carly Swisher had 11 kills and freshman Ashley Ferris added nine more as the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles swept Brevard, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference play. With the sweep (25-20, 25-18, 25-16), Carson-Newman improves to 9-6 overall and 4-5 in SAC play. The win is C-N’s fourth straight in SAC play.
  • Swisher, James block L-R’s path, 3-2
    September 30, 2011
    HICKORY, N.C. – Carson-Newman’s Carly Swisher (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had 18 kills and Nikki James (Cookeville, Tenn.) added 10 blocks as the Lady Eagles rallied from a 2-1 deficit to top L-R, 3-2 (22-25, 25-13, 19-25, 29-27 and 15-13), on Friday night in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action.
  • Lady Eagles rally from slow start to bounce Mars Hill, 3-1
    September 27, 2011
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman College volleyball team fell behind early, came back with a vengeance Tuesday night at Holt Field House. Just a few points away from going down two sets to zero, the Lady Eagles buckled down, winning three consecutive sets to finish off Mars Hill 17-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25-13 in a South Atlantic Conference match up.
  • Lady Eagles get on track in SAC play, sweep Newberry
    September 24, 2011
    NEWBERRY, S.C. - Perhaps feeling the effects of a crushing five-set defeat at the hands of Lincoln Memorial a night earlier, the Wolves couldn't match Carson-Newman's intensity falling 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-19) at Eleazer Arena on Saturday afternoon.
  • Anderson sweeps Lady Eagles on Friday night
    September 23, 2011
    ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson volleyball team took advantage of Carson-Newman miscues to defeat the Lady Eagles, 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19) in South Atlantic Conference action Friday night at the Abney Athletic Center. Following a five-day layoff, Anderson (5-8, 3-1 SAC) claimed its second straight victory and has won three of its last four outings, while Carson-Newman slipped to 5-6 overall and 0-5 in the league and has dropped three of its last four contests.
  • Livestats/Live Video available for both C-N volleyball matches this weekend
    September 23, 2011
    Livestats and a live video feed of Carson-Newman's two road volleyball contests at Anderson and Newberry this weekend are available online.
  • Lincoln Memorial tops Lady Eagles in four sets
    September 20, 2011
    HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles dropped their 2011 South Atlantic Conference road debut, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-19), at Lincoln Memorial University on Tuesday evening. LMU improves to 7-2 with the win and 3-1 in SAC play, while C-N falls to 5-5 overall and 0-4 in league play.
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  • Mon, 11/13 | Women's Volleyball at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Fri, 11/10 | Women's Volleyball at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Mon, 11/06 | Women's Volleyball vs. Limestone W, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Fri, 11/03 | Women's Volleyball vs. Coker W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH | V
  • Wed, 11/01 | Women's Volleyball at Mars Hill L, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Fri, 10/27 | Women's Volleyball at Emory & Henry W, 3-2 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Tue, 10/24 | Women's Volleyball vs. Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Sat, 10/21 | Women's Volleyball at Lander L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Sat, 10/21 | Women's Volleyball vs. Augusta L, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Fri, 10/20 | Women's Volleyball at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Tue, 10/17 | Women's Volleyball vs. Newberry W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V | MN
  • Sat, 10/14 | Women's Volleyball at USC Aiken L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Sat, 10/14 | Women's Volleyball vs. Georgia College W, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Tue, 10/10 | Women's Volleyball at Tusculum L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | MN
  • Fri, 10/06 | Women's Volleyball vs. #24 Wingate L, 3-2 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH | V | MN