ANDERSON, S.C. - With redshirt junior Tinsley Hallman posting back-to-back double-doubles, the Anderson University volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center, blanking Catawba, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23), while falling to Flagler, 3-2 (15-25, 25-23, 18-25, 26-24, 9-15).

Anderson moved to 4-3 overall and stayed undefeated in South Atlantic Conference action at 2-0, while Catawba slipped to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the league with losses to AU and Flagler. Flagler improved to 6-1 with victories over both Anderson and Catawba.

Hallman led the Trojans with 24 kills on the day, including 14 in the setback to the Saints. She added 26 digs on the defensive side, with freshman Jayln Knight posting a double-double in the sweep of Catawba. The Redlands, Calif., native, tallied 10 kills and 16 digs in the opener, as part of her 18 total kills on the day.

Junior Jessica Harris tallied 18 kills and led the team with six blocks, while sophomore Serena Jackson garnered 16 kills in limited action. Redshirt junior Priscilla Irizarry posted her second double-double in as many days, while recording 77 total assists and 15 digs on the day. Freshman Emily Conard totaled 42 digs and five service aces, with fellow newcomer Megan Embry garnering 23 digs.

The Trojans never trailed in the opening set of the win over Catawba, scoring the first point of the match and building a 17-11 lead before claiming the six-point set victory.

Anderson jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the second frame before the Lady Indians countered with a 5-1 outburst of their own to knot the score at six apiece. The Trojans then rebuilt a five-point advantage before Catawba responded yet again to even the score at 21-21. But the Trojans refused to yield the advantage and capitalized on three kills from Jackson in the final moments to take the set.

The Trojans quickly gained another 5-1 lead to begin the third frame, but the Lady Indians again rallied to gain a brief one-point advantage on two occasions. Jackson's kill snapped a 21-21 deadlock and gave AU a lead it would not relinquish, as the Trojans held off Catawba for the two-point win.

Flagler posted a .538 hitting percentage in the first set against the Trojans and steadily pushed out to a 17-8 lead. AU battled back within six at 20-14, but was unable to get any closer.

After the Saints scored the first three points of the second set, the Trojan defense stiffened to cut Flagler's attack percentage in half, while rallying to claim an 8-4 edge on the strength of Conard's strong serving. AU pushed out to a 15-8 lead and held off a late rally by the Saints to even the match at one set apiece.

The Saints bounced back in the third set to overcome an early four-point advantage by the Trojans and staked an 18-12 lead before AU posted a 4-1 run to get back in the set. However, Flagler closed the frame by scoring six of the final nine points.

Neither team managed more than a three-point lead in the fourth set, with the Trojans rallying from an 11-8 deficit to take a lead they would not relinquish, at 14-13, on a service ace from Knight. AU took a three-point lead of its own, at 23-20 on a kill from Knight and claimed the win on back-to-back errors by the Saints.

After falling behind early, the Trojans came back to tie the score on four occasions in the fifth set, but Flagler snapped an 8-8 deadlock with three consecutive points and went on to take the six-point win and the match.

Following a five-day layoff, the Trojans open a three-match conference road swing, beginning at Mars Hill on Friday. First-serve versus the Lions is set for 7 p.m. at Stanford Arena.