GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Behind its second-highest hitting percentage of the season, the Anderson University volleyball posted its fourth sweep of the season by blanking Tusculum, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-18) Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena.

In a battle between two evenly-matched teams, Anderson (5-4, 3-1 SAC) hit .312 on the afternoon, which was second only to its .326 attack accuracy in a sweep of Catawba a week ago. The Trojans also equaled their season low by committing just eight attack errors in coming away with their first road victory of the season and snapping a brief two-game skid.

Tusculum slipped to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the league, while seeing its win streak halted at two.

Redshirt junior Tinsley Hallman led the Trojan attack by posting her fifth straight double-double, knocking down 12 kills and recording 15 digs, while chipping in five service aces. Redshirt junior Priscilla Irizarry already had her fourth double-double of the season midway through the second set, as the native of Lares, Puerto Rico, dished out a match-high 38 assists and came up with 13 digs. Junior Jessica Harris added nine kills and three blocks, while sophomore Marissa Mitter notched nine kills, as well, to go along with eight digs. Junior Allison Gaminde and sophomore Serena Jackson each tallied eight kills on the afternoon. Freshman Emily Conard posted 15 digs, with fellow newcomer Megan Embry tallying eight digs in two sets.

A late surge and a .333 hitting percentage propelled the Trojans to a first-set victory. The Pioneers scored the first point of the opening set, but it proved to be their only lead of the frame, as Anderson responded by reeling off five unanswered points as part of a 10-2 match-opening outburst. Hallman notched a pair of aces and a kill, with Harris knocking down two kills during the decisive early run. After the Trojans opened the early eight-point advantage on a kill from Mitter, Tusculum refused to surrender and hung around, trimming AU's lead to five on five occasions before knotting the score at 17 apiece. Despite the Pioneer rally, the Trojans did not relinquish the lead and went on to open a late five-point advantage before settling for the four-point win.

The second set featured eight ties, but just two lead changes with neither team able to build more than a four-point lead. But another late run lifted the Trojans to the lead, as AU again hit .333 and built a late four-point lead, while holding off the Pioneers down the stretch.

Tusculum snapped a 9-9 deadlock with three straight points to take its first lead since the opening point of the match and held the advantage until the Trojans overcame a 17-16 deficit with four consecutive points and would lead the rest of the way. Hallman fueled the late offense by notching three kills, with freshman Jayln Knight sealing the win with an ace.

After falling behind early, a pair of scoring runs by the Trojans proved to be the difference in the third frame. Tusculum jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead, but Hallman posted three aces and the Trojans rattled off eight unanswered points to take a lead they would not relinquish.

The Pioneers cut the AU lead to just two, at 11-9, but the Trojans turned them away with a 5-1 surge, which was fueled by kills from four different Trojans and strong serving by Mitter. Anderson went on to build a late seven-point lead - their largest of the set.

Anderson wraps up its three-game conference road swing with a visit to Newberry on Tuesday. First-serve versus the Wolves is scheduled for 7 p.m.