NEWBERRY, S.C. - Behind career-high kill totals from junior Jessica Harris and Marissa Mitter, the Anderson University volleyball team closed out its longest South Atlantic Conference road swing of the season by topping Newberry, 3-1 (25-15, 25-17, 21-25, 29-27), Tuesday night at Eleazer Arena.

Anderson improved to 6-4 overall and 4-1 in the league on the strength of its second straight road win, while Newberry (6-4, 2-3 SAC) suffered its second consecutive loss.

Harris, a middle hitter, knocked down a career-best 17 kills and posted a .455 hitting percentage, while Mitter added a career-high 15 kills on the night. Sophomore Serena Jackson reached double-figure kills for the fourth time this season with 12, while tallying five blocks. After posting her third double-double in as many matches on Saturday, redshirt junior Priscilla Irizarry handed out a season-high 47 assists and came up with seven digs. Redshirt junior Tinsley Hallman had her streak of five straight double-doubles snapped, but posted 13 digs and eight kills. Freshman Megan Embry led the Trojans with 15 digs, with classmate Emily Conard tallying 10 digs.

The Trojans rallied from an early deficit in the first set, with a late surge propelling them to the double-digit win. Newberry capitalized on three early miscues by Anderson to race out to an early 4-0 lead, but the Trojans quickly recovered by posting four unanswered points of their own to knot the score at four apiece. Hallman and Harris posted back-to-back kills and AU took advantage of a Newberry error during the run. With the score later knotted at nine apiece, the Trojans took their first lead of the match on a kill by Mitter that sparked four consecutive points - following another Newberry error, Allison Gaminde and Jackson came up with a block assist, while Jackson posted a kill to give the Black and Gold a 13-9 edge. Leading by three, AU used a 10-3 run to take control of the set.

With Conard serving, AU reeled off five unanswered points to start the second frame and force an early Newberry timeout. Following the pause, the Trojans steadily built an 8-2 cushion, but the Wolves chipped away at AU lead and forced an AU timeout after climbing within 8-6. While Newberry climbed within one on the next point, the Trojans refused to surrender the lead. Mitter snapped the string of five straight points by the Wolves with back-to-back kills and Hallman added back-to-back aces to boost AU lead back to 12-7. The Trojans maintained the margin the rest of the way, before closing the set with its largest lead.

The third set featured 18 ties and eight lead changes, with Anderson unable to overcome the Wolves' .361 hitting percentage and a pair of late runs lifted Newberry to the win. Neither squad managed more than the final four-point margin, as the Wolves snapped an 18-18 deadlock with three straight points. Jackson and Harris answered with kills and following a Newberry miscue, the set was tied for the 18th time, at 21 apiece. However, the Wolves posted four unanswered points to claim the set.

The Trojans got off to a strong start in the fourth set, scoring the first four points and taking a 5-1 advantage on a kill from Hallman. AU built an 11-7 lead and held the advantage until late in the frame, when Newberry posted a 4-1 surge to knot the score for the first time, at 21-21. The Wolves continued their run with two straight points to claim a 23-21 cushion and held set point at 24-22, but Mitter recorded a kill and Gaminde, along with Jackson evened the score at 24. The Trojans trailed twice, before claiming the set on a Jackson kill and a block from Harris and Irizarry.

Anderson will look to maintain at least a share of second place in the league standings on Friday, when the Trojans play host to Brevard. First-serve at the Abney Athletic Center is slated for 7 p.m.