Blair Cherry
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Position:
- S
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic
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- Major:
- Biochemistry
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- Twitter:
- @blaircherry6
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 0.58
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- h %
- .194
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- a/s
- 6.82
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- b/s
- 0.15
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- sa/s
- 0.23
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- d/s
- 2.25
Bio
2023 (Freshman): Was the Eagles' primary setter, playing in all 30 matches starting in 13. She recorded 239 digs, 62 kills, and 24 service aces. She led the team with 723 assists. Excelled in the match against No. 24 Wingate collecting a season-high 52 assists and 19 digs. Collected a season-high five kills in a match five times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Cherry joins the program after leading the region in career aces, accumulating 191 in her high school career. She also racked up 659 career kills and 864 career digs. The setter from Knoxville has a decorative list of personal and team honors from her time at Knoxville Catholic High School. She was a four-time all-region pick, making first-team all-region her sophomore, junior and senior year, on top of a first-team all-state and first-team 5StarPreps pick her junior and senior year. Cherry helped her team collect a regional championship in 2021 and 2022 and a state championship in 2022. She was a member of the National Honor Society and the 30+ ACT club. Her father, Brooks Cherry, played baseball at Freed Hardeman. Her sister, Blake Cherry is also a Carson-Newman volleyball athlete.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 |
| Sets | 106 | 67 |
| Kills | 62 | 48 |
| Kills per set | 0.58 | 0.72 |
| Errors | 21 | 14 |
| Total Attacks | 211 | 138 |
| Total Attacks per set | 1.99 | 2.06 |
| Hitting Percentage | .194 | .246 |
| Assists | 723 | 520 |
| Assists per set | 6.82 | 7.76 |
| Service Total Attempts | 339 | 210 |
| Service Aces | 24 | 18 |
| Service Errors | 32 | 18 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| Receptions | 9 | 7 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 239 | 164 |
| Digs per set | 2.25 | 2.45 |
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 |
| Block Assist | 15 | 13 |
| Block Total | 16 | 14 |
| Blocks per set | 0.15 | 0.21 |
| Block Errors | 2 | 2 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 4 | 1 |
| Points | 94.5 | 73.5 |
| Points per set | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Matches started | 13 | 9 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 28 | 3.0 |
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .286 | 21 | 2.0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Bemidji St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep 5 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .333 | 16 | 4.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Sep 12 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 23 | 3.0 |
| Sep 19 | at Limestone | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 22 | 6.0 |
| Sep 20 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .222 | 34 | 3.0 |
| Sep 26 | at Catawba | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .571 | 41 | 5.5 |
| Sep 29 | Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .500 | 42 | 6.5 |
| Sep 30 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 40 | 6.5 |
| Oct 6 | #24 Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -.214 | 52 | 2.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Tusculum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .200 | 24 | 2.0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Oct 14 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 17 | 3.0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 39 | 3.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 21 | 5.0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .091 | 24 | 2.0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .063 | 23 | 4.0 |
| Oct 24 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 42 | 2.5 |
| Oct 27 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 33 | 9.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | .100 | 37 | 6.0 |
| Nov 3 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 3.0 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Nov 10 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 14 | 2.5 |
| Nov 13 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .167 | 25 | 5.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
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| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Bemidji St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 5 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Limestone | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Catawba | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | #24 Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Tusculum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama Huntsville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Bemidji St. | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | vs. #10- Mo.-St. Louis | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. North Greenville | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Limestone | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Catawba | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | #24 Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Tusculum | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Georgia College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Augusta | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Coker | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Limestone | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 30 | 106 | 62 | 0.58 | 21 | 211 | 1.99 | .194 | 723 | 6.82 | 94.5 | 0.9 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 103 | 111 | 1.08 | 43 | 353 | 3.43 | .193 | 1013 | 9.83 | 168.5 | 1.6 |
| 2025-26 | 30 | 103 | 99 | 0.96 | 26 | 285 | 2.77 | .256 | 1067 | 10.36 | 152.5 | 1.5 |
| Total | 87 | 312 | 272 | 0.87 | 90 | 849 | 2.72 | .214 | 2803 | 8.98 | 415.5 | 1.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 106 | 62 | 0.58 | 21 | 211 | 1.99 | .194 | 723 | 6.82 | 94.5 | 0.9 |
| Conference | 18 | 67 | 48 | 0.72 | 14 | 138 | 2.06 | .246 | 520 | 7.76 | 73.5 | 1.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 34 | 16 | 0.47 | 6 | 51 | 1.50 | .196 | 278 | 8.18 | 30.5 | 0.9 |
| Away | 14 | 48 | 43 | 0.90 | 11 | 129 | 2.69 | .248 | 338 | 7.04 | 57.5 | 1.2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0.13 | 4 | 31 | 1.29 | -.032 | 107 | 4.46 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 54 | 30 | 0.56 | 6 | 85 | 1.57 | .282 | 365 | 6.76 | 47.5 | 0.9 |
| Losses | 16 | 52 | 32 | 0.62 | 15 | 126 | 2.42 | .135 | 358 | 6.88 | 47.0 | 0.9 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 15 | 53 | 26 | 0.49 | 5 | 77 | 1.45 | .273 | 320 | 6.04 | 44.0 | 0.8 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 25 | 0.69 | 11 | 96 | 2.67 | .146 | 297 | 8.25 | 32.5 | 0.9 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0.65 | 5 | 38 | 2.24 | .158 | 106 | 6.24 | 18.0 | 1.1 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 106 | 239 | 2.25 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.15 |
| Conference | 18 | 67 | 164 | 2.45 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.21 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 34 | 93 | 2.74 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.21 |
| Away | 14 | 48 | 101 | 2.10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.17 |
| Neutral | 7 | 24 | 45 | 1.88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 54 | 128 | 2.37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.17 |
| Losses | 16 | 52 | 111 | 2.13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 15 | 53 | 103 | 1.94 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.21 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 103 | 2.86 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.08 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 106 | 339 | 24 | 0.23 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| Conference | 18 | 67 | 210 | 18 | 0.27 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 34 | 116 | 11 | 0.32 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 14 | 48 | 147 | 10 | 0.21 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Neutral | 7 | 24 | 76 | 3 | 0.13 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 14 | 54 | 174 | 13 | 0.24 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 16 | 52 | 165 | 11 | 0.21 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 15 | 53 | 154 | 12 | 0.23 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 119 | 6 | 0.17 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 66 | 6 | 0.35 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
News mentions
Carson-Newman volleyball (14-17, 11-7 SAC) concluded their 2023 season and postseason stint after a three set shutout by the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (21-9, 14-4 SAC) on Monday night at the Shuford Arena.
Carson-Newman volleyball (12-14, 9-5 SAC) closed out October with a thrilling five set victory over Emory & Henry (8-15, 4-9 SAC) on Friday night at the John Rutledge King Center.
Carson-Newman volleyball (11-14, 8-5 SAC) celebrated Coach Ashley Tiernan’s 100th career win after a competitive and commanding performance over UVA Wise (9-10, 2-9 SAC) on Tuesday night.
Carson-Newman (10-14, 7-5 SAC) dropped a pair of matches on Saturday to Augusta (18-4, 7-1) and Lander (23-2, 7-0) University.
Carson-Newman (10-11, 7-4 SAC) collected their 11th straight win fourth consecutive sweep over the Newberry Wolves (5-14, 4-7 SAC) on Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
In a packed Pioneer Arena, Carson-Newman (8-10, 6-4 SAC) was swept by Tusculum (12-5, 8-2 SAC) for the first time since 2013 on Tuesday night.
Carson-Newman and the Tusculum Pioneers (11-5, 7-2) will face off for the second time in the 2023 volleyball season at the Pioneer Arena on Tuesday night.
Carson-Newman falls at home for the first time this season to #24 Wingate on Friday night.
For the first time since 2019, Carson-Newman volleyball will host the No. 24 Wingate Bulldogs to Holt Fieldhouse on Friday at 6 p.m.
After taking the first two frames and going for a sweep, Carson-Newman drops two in a row to LMU to tie the score. The Eagles prevailed on Saturday and dominated the fifth set for their fourth win at home this season.
Carson-Newman Volleyball overpowered Mars Hill in four sets at Holt Fieldhouse on Friday night.
For only the second time in the past five years, Catawba clinches a match over Carson-Newman.
Carson-Newman displays resilience and strength over UVA-Wise to complete their eighth straight win over the Cavaliers.
The Limestone Saints (4-2, 3-1), picked to finish ninth in the SAC, completed a sweep over Carson-Newman (5-7, 3-1) tonight, who was picked to finish second in the conference pre-season poll.
A final score of 3-1 moves C-N to 3-0 in SAC play and breaks Tusculum's undefeated record.
In day one of the Ray Thrasher Classic, Carson-Newman defeated UAH in five sets to start off their season. The second match of the day against Trevecca Nazarene ended in a defeat against the Eagles in three sets.
Carson-Newman Volleyball officially welcomes the addition of five student-athletes, announced by head coach Ashley Tiernan bringing in four freshman and one graduate transfer to complete her roster for the 2023 Fall volleyball season.