ANDERSON, S.C. - Sophomore Serena Jackson posted a match-high 14 kills to help lead the Anderson University volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-18) sweep of South Atlantic Conference-foe Coker, Friday night at the Abney Athletic Center.

Anderson (8-8, 6-4 SAC) snapped a four-match skid, while notching its 11th straight win over Coker. The Cobras slipped to 4-11 overall and 1-9 in league action with their second loss in three outings.

Jackson added four digs and three total blocks to her night, with teammate Marissa Mitter chipping in eight kills and six digs. Redshirt junior Priscilla Irizarry nearly came up with her seventh double-double of the season by handing out 33 assists and recording nine digs for the third straight outing. Defensively, freshman Emily Conard notched a match-best 17 digs, with fellow freshman Jayln Knight coming off the bench to add five kills and commit just one attack error in nine attempts for a .444 hitting percentage. Junior middle hitter Jessica Harris tallied five blocks on the evening.

The Trojans overcame a late four-point deficit and Coker's early .545 hitting percentage to claim the narrow first-set win. After Anderson posted the first point of the set on an Irizarry kill, the Cobras answered with four consecutive points as part of a 10-3 outburst to take a six-point advantage - their largest of the night. After the visitors opened a 12-7 cushion, the Trojans countered with five unanswered points to knot the score for just the second time, at 12 apiece. Freshman Katie Lloyd fueled the comeback with two of her four service aces on the night.

A kill by Jackson broke the deadlock and gave AU its first lead since the opening point, but the advantage was short-lived, as Coker responded with an 8-3 surge to claim a 20-16 lead. But another kill from Jackson sparked a 5-0 run, with the Cobras staking a late one-point lead twice and led 23-22 before AU posted the final three points to take the win. Junior Tinsley Hallman ignited the comeback with a kill, then Mitter and Harris teamed up for a block and Harris capped the set with her first kill.

The Trojans snapped a 7-7 deadlock in the second frame with another 5-0 surge, with Harris and Allison Gaminde's block giving Anderson a lead it would not relinquish. The five unanswered points were the start of a larger 13-3 run that saw the Trojans grab a double-digit, 20-10, lead en route to the 14-point victory.

Coker jumped out to an early 5-1 advantage in the third set, before the Trojans turned a 7-3 deficit into a 9-8 edge with Embry posting a pair of aces during the rally. The score was knotted six times before Gaminde sparked a 5-0 run that gave AU the lead for good, at 20-15, with AU closing the set by scoring five of the final eight points.

Anderson will square off against perennial regional powerhouse Wingate on Saturday. First-serve versus the Bulldogs is slated for 2 p.m. at the Abney Center.