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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Tops Mount Olive

ANDERSON, S.C. -- Junior outside hitter Jamie Lancaster registered 12 kills and three other Trojans combined for 15 to help lead Anderson past Mount Olive, 3-0, (25-18, 25-22, 25-22) in Conference Carolinas volleyball action Friday night at the Abney Athletic Center. The Trojans took advantage of attacking and serving errors by Mount Olive to hand the visitors just their second setback in league play this season. "We played with a lot of intensity and energy," Anderson head coach Craig Mosqueta said. "We stuck to our game plan and didn't make a lot of errors." Anderson (11-8, 6-4 Conference Carolinas) scored the first point of the match on a kill by freshman Paulette Rivers and never trailed during the opening set. The Trojans pushed out to a 9-6 lead behind the strong serving of Shelby Netherton and gained their largest advantage of the set on a serving error by Mt. Olive, 15-8. Mount Olive (8-14, 8-2 Conference Carolinas) climbed to within 21-18, but AU held them at bay and closed the set out with four consecutive points, the last coming on an ace by sophomore Katie Rich. The second set saw Anderson again jump to an early advantage, courtesy of Mt. Olive miscues, and ease out to a 13-7 lead. The visitors pulled to within three points eight times throughout the remainder of the frame, but AU didn't wilt and held on for the 25-22 win. Anderson was awarded the first point of the third and final set, as Mount Olive was called for a delay of game violation, but MOC scored the next two points to take its first lead of the evening. The set was tied on seven occasions, the last time at 16-16, before Netherton's kill gave AU a lead it would not relinquish. Lancaster and Mt. Olive's Alicia Mote, the reigning conference Player of the Week, each posted 12 kills, while Rivers, Marlie Bryant and Adria Mullaney each notched five kills on the night. AU's Lindsay Doggett and MOC's Joanie Werling each handed out 25 assists. Anderson gets back on the court Saturday, when the Trojans play host to Barton at the Abney Center. First-serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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