Lady Eagles cruise to sweep at Newberry, 3-0
NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles squeezed out a 25-22 win in the second set, and cruised in the first and third sets, to sweep Newberry College on Friday evening, 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-10), at Eleazer Arena in Newberry, S.C.
NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles squeezed out a 25-22 win in the second set, and cruised in the first and third sets, to sweep Newberry College on Friday evening, 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-10), at Eleazer Arena in Newberry, S.C.
With the win, Carson-Newman improves to 13-6 over and 7-6 in South Atlantic Conference play, while Newberry falls to 13-11 overall and 5-8 in the SAC.
Senior outside hitter Carly Mozgai (Greensboro, N.C.) led the Lady Eagles with 12 kills, while junior Nikki James (Cookeville, Tenn.) added 11 kills and a game-high seven blocks. Newberry had just one block as a team.
The Wolves struggled through the three-set match, never finding their usual offensive groove. The scarlet and gray only hit -.018 and were out-blocked 13-to-1 by the Lady Eagles.
The Lady Eagles opened the match with a 7-0 and the scarlet and gray were never able to recover. The Wolves never led in the set and ended up with nine errors compared to their seven total kills.
The best chance for Newberry to regain the momentum came in the second set. The squads traded points and neither side was able to attain more than a two point lead through the first 20 points. With the score sitting at 10-10 Newberry went on a 5-2 run to give them their biggest lead of the match. Kills from Sarah Scott (Redding, Calif.) and Samantha Parrish (Angola, Ind.) coupled with three errors by the Eagles gave the Wolves a slim 15-12 edge.
Their lead would not last for long as the visitors charged back to knot things at 15. The teams played back-and-forth volleyball until the final points. The scoreboard read 22-22 when a pair of Eagle kills and a Parrish attack error would put the Wolves in a 2-0 hole.
The third set was not too pleasing to the eyes of the Newberry faithful as the Wolves quickly fell into a 9-4 hole. Newberry only tallied six more points throughout the remainder of the set and the Eagles cruised to a 25-10 win and a match victory. Once again Newberry was plagued with errors in the third set and the Eagles put on a defensive showcase with their blocking ability, gathering four of their 13 total.
Parrish racked up six kills, an assist, a service ace and nine digs to lead the Wolves offense.
Freshman Courtney Lawson (Chattanooga, Tenn.) racked up 20 assists and 13 digs to lead C-N in both categories.
Carson-Newman returns to action on Saturday at noon at Anderson University (S.C.) in Anderson, S.C.
