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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Falls at Carson-Newman

Jefferson City, Tenn. - Carson-Newman stretched its winning streak to four matches with a 3-0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-18) decision past Anderson in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

With the setback, the Trojans fall to 9-4 overall and 3-2 in SAC play, while the Lady Eagles improve to 9-3 on the season and 3-3 in the conference.

The Trojans led, 23-20, in the opening set before the Lady Eagles rallied for the win.

The teams fought back and forth in the second set as well, with Anderson reaching match point with a 24-23 lead. However, the Lady Eagles took advantage of a Trojan serving error to tie the match, and Nikki James and Carly Mozgai combined on a block for the decisive point to give C-N a 26-24 win.

The Lady Eagles built an early 10-2 lead in the third set and claimed the 25-18 victory behind a .444 hitting percentage.

"The first two sets were really tight," said Anderson head coach Craig Mosqueda. "But we couldn't overcome our self-inflicted errors. We know we can play with the top teams and a top-three finish in the league is still very possible."

Jamie Lancaster paced Anderson with 13 kills and 17 digs, while Tori Calhoon tallied seven kills. Lindsay Doggett had a double-double with a match-high 35 assists and 13 digs.

Carson-Newman junior Nikki James led the way for the way for the Lady Eagles as she set tallied two block solos, 10 block assists and six kills. Senior Carly Mozgai produced a double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs, while Carly Swisher added 12 kills and three block assists, while Rachael Bowlin added seven kills, 11 digs and five block assists.

Anderson is scheduled to play host to Mars Hill on Friday, with first-serve at 7 p.m. in the Abney Athletic Center.

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