Blair Cherry
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- Birth Date:
- Mar. 29, 2005
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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:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic
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- Major:
- Biochemistry
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- Twitter:
- blaircherry6
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- Instagram:
- blaircherry_
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- m
- 27
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- k/s
- 1.08
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- h %
- .193
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- a/s
- 9.83
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- b/s
- 0.38
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- sa/s
- 0.36
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- d/s
- 2.66
Bio
2024 (Sophomore): Was the Eagles top setter logging 1,013 assists in her second year with the Eagles and is the first time a Carson-Newman setter has reached the mark since 2021. She is also the 15th Eagle in history to dish 1,000 assists in a single season. She also averaged 9.83 assists/set, a mark good enough to land her 9th all-time in Eagles history in assists/set in a single season. Cherry was 2nd among all SAC setters in assists/set. At the end of the 2024 season, her 1736 career assists land her 8th all-time in the Carson-Newman record books. She was also an offensive weapon, collecting 111 kills, highlighted by the Sept. 27 match at Tusculum, where she came just a kill shy of the first triple-double in program history. She shined on multiple fronts for C-N with 17 double-doubles, ending the season with six in a row. Cherry's 37 service aces led the team and her 274 digs were 3rd amongst her teammates.
HONORS:
- SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30, 2024)
- 2024 All-SAC 2nd Team
- CSC Academic All-District
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 | 27 | 18 |
| Sets | 103 | 66 |
| Kills | 111 | 77 |
| Kills per set | 1.08 | 1.17 |
| Errors | 43 | 32 |
| Total Attacks | 353 | 247 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.43 | 3.74 |
| Hitting Percentage | .193 | .182 |
| Assists | 1013 | 636 |
| Assists per set | 9.83 | 9.64 |
| Service Total Attempts | 360 | 232 |
| Service Aces | 37 | 23 |
| Service Errors | 34 | 23 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| Receptions | 4 | 3 |
| Reception Errors | 2 | 2 |
| Digs | 274 | 187 |
| Digs per set | 2.66 | 2.83 |
| Block Solo | 2 | 2 |
| Block Assist | 37 | 26 |
| Block Total | 39 | 28 |
| Blocks per set | 0.38 | 0.42 |
| Block Errors | 2 | 1 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Points | 168.5 | 115.0 |
| Points per set | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Matches started | 25 | 18 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
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| Sep 6 | vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .056 | 49 | 6.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Harding | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .429 | 42 | 8.5 |
| Sep 7 | at Union (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .500 | 50 | 10.5 |
| Sep 10 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .250 | 38 | 7.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .267 | 55 | 8.5 |
| Sep 13 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .308 | 40 | 7.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Montevallo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .308 | 50 | 5.0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. #25 Augusta | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -.111 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Sep 17 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .364 | 27 | 7.0 |
| Sep 24 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .125 | 27 | 6.5 |
| Sep 27 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .261 | 55 | 10.0 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .500 | 31 | 7.5 |
| Oct 1 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .444 | 25 | 6.5 |
| Oct 7 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -.154 | 33 | 5.5 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 39 | 5.5 |
| Oct 11 | at [RV] Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .091 | 33 | 7.5 |
| Oct 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .143 | 46 | 5.5 |
| Oct 17 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .364 | 27 | 6.5 |
| Oct 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 33 | .152 | 52 | 9.0 |
| Oct 25 | [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .438 | 39 | 9.5 |
| Oct 26 | Lees-McRae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 29 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 15 | 5.5 |
| Nov 1 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 35 | 6.5 |
| Nov 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | .067 | 37 | 6.5 |
| Nov 8 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .154 | 38 | 6.0 |
| Nov 12 | at Limestone | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Nov 15 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | -.077 | 44 | 3.5 |
| Nov 19 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -.100 | 34 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
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| Sep 6 | vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Harding | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Union (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Montevallo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. #25 Augusta | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at [RV] Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Lees-McRae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 29 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Limestone | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
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| Sep 6 | vs. #6 Missouri-St. Louis | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Harding | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Union (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Montevallo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. #25 Augusta | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Limestone | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Tusculum | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at [RV] Wingate | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Lander | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Lees-McRae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 29 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Limestone | L, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| 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 | 27 | 103 | 111 | 1.08 | 43 | 353 | 3.43 | .193 | 1013 | 9.83 | 168.5 | 1.6 |
| Conference | 18 | 66 | 77 | 1.17 | 32 | 247 | 3.74 | .182 | 636 | 9.64 | 115.0 | 1.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 38 | 1.19 | 14 | 113 | 3.53 | .212 | 322 | 10.06 | 59.0 | 1.8 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 56 | 1.17 | 23 | 178 | 3.71 | .185 | 465 | 9.69 | 81.0 | 1.7 |
| Neutral | 5 | 23 | 17 | 0.74 | 6 | 62 | 2.70 | .177 | 226 | 9.83 | 28.5 | 1.2 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 60 | 79 | 1.32 | 23 | 215 | 3.58 | .260 | 620 | 10.33 | 118.5 | 2.0 |
| Losses | 11 | 43 | 32 | 0.74 | 20 | 138 | 3.21 | .087 | 393 | 9.14 | 50.0 | 1.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 12 | 49 | 59 | 1.20 | 20 | 155 | 3.16 | .252 | 494 | 10.08 | 84.0 | 1.7 |
| October | 9 | 32 | 38 | 1.19 | 12 | 132 | 4.13 | .197 | 309 | 9.66 | 61.0 | 1.9 |
| November | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | 11 | 66 | 3.00 | .045 | 210 | 9.55 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 27 | 103 | 274 | 2.66 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 0.38 |
| Conference | 18 | 66 | 187 | 2.83 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 0.42 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 93 | 2.91 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 0.66 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 134 | 2.79 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.23 |
| Neutral | 5 | 23 | 47 | 2.04 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.30 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 60 | 149 | 2.48 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 0.43 |
| Losses | 11 | 43 | 125 | 2.91 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.30 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 12 | 49 | 115 | 2.35 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0.45 |
| October | 9 | 32 | 81 | 2.53 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.25 |
| November | 6 | 22 | 78 | 3.55 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.41 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 27 | 103 | 360 | 37 | 0.36 | 34 | 4 | 2 |
| Conference | 18 | 66 | 232 | 23 | 0.35 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 32 | 117 | 10 | 0.31 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 168 | 19 | 0.40 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 5 | 23 | 75 | 8 | 0.35 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 60 | 217 | 26 | 0.43 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 11 | 43 | 143 | 11 | 0.26 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 12 | 49 | 164 | 14 | 0.29 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 9 | 32 | 125 | 19 | 0.59 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| November | 6 | 22 | 71 | 4 | 0.18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
News mentions
On Tuesday, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced the 2024 Academic All-District teams, with Blair Cherry and Trinity Hafey earning the nods.
Carson-Newman volleyball has three honored in SAC All-Conference awards.
Carson-Newman’s season ends in the SAC Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinals at the hands of Mars Hill.
Carson-Newman begins its journey to the SAC Championship Match with a quarterfinal contest against Mars Hill on Tuesday night.
Carson-Newman battled back-and-forth with Anderson on Friday night, dropping the first five-set match inside Holt Fieldhouse.
Carson-Newman plays its final regular season road match in a rematch against Limestone.
Carson-Newman fell in four sets on the road to Coker in a crucial stretch in the final part of the season.
Carson-Newman ran into a red-hot Lions team inside Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday night, falling in four sets.
Carson-Newman plays its penultimate regular season home match against Mars Hill in a rare Wednesday night meeting.
Carson-Newman broke out the brooms for the seventh time this season, taking down Emory & Henry for its fourth consecutive win.
Carson-Newman returns home to take on Emory & Henry in a battle between the top and bottom of the South Atlantic Conference standings.
Carson-Newman secured its 11th conference win of the season using big blocking performances for the program’s best blocking day since 2019.
Carson-Newman shocked the conference and broke out the brooms against [RV] Lenoir-Rhyne inside Holt Fieldhouse on Friday night.
Carson-Newman volleyball served up a backdoor sweep after a conference road win at Newberry.
Carson-Newman volleyball dropped a non-conference road contest against Lander on Thursday night.
The Eagles begin a two-match road trip to the Palmetto State starting Thursday night with a non-conference match against Lander.
Carson-Newman rocked and rolled the Pioneers of Tusculum all night long to sweep the season series against the Eagles’ arch-rival.
Carson-Newman fought back down two sets but ultimately fell short to the pre-season conference favorites, Wingate.
Carson-Newman volleyball looks to bounce back in a big way in a road contest at Wingate, which received votes in the last coaches’ poll.
Carson-Newman takes its perfect conference record and a six-match winning streak on the road at Lincoln Memorial, attempting to go 8-0 in conference play for the first time since 2002.
Carson-Newman suffered its first conference defeat in a road contest at Lincoln Memorial.
Carson-Newman begins a three-match road trip with a match against Mars Hill.
Carson-Newman started its road trip off right, breaking out the brooms for the third straight match in a win over Mars Hill.
Carson-Newman volleyball is 6-0 in conference play for the first time in a decade.
Blair Cherry has been named the WePlayed Sports SAC Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 30.
Less than 24 hours after Carson-Newman departed for Tusculum on Friday night, the Eagles return to the floor at home to take on the Highland Cavaliers.
The Eagles advance to 5-0 in SAC play behind a sweep of UVA-Wise at home.
The Eagles rocked and rolled in enemy territory to advance to a perfect 4-0 in conference play.
Carson-Newman takes a 3-0 SAC record on the road to take on arch-rival Tusculum.
Break out the brooms, as for the second straight match, Carson-Newman sweeps its opponent, taking down Limestone 3-0.
Carson-Newman volleyball takes its perfect conference record into a match with a red-hot Limestone side.
Carson-Newman improved to 2-0 in SAC play with its first sweep of the season over a reeling Emory & Henry side.
The Eagles will continue SAC play against the Wasps of Emory & Henry on the road at the King Center in Virginia.
Carson-Newman splits matches with Francis Marion and USC Aiken on the first day of the USC Aiken Invite.
Carson-Newman splits matches with Montevallo and No. 25 Augusta at the USC Aiken Invite as Blair Cherry celebrates her 1,000th career assist.
Carson-Newman hits the road for its second and final non-conference tournament as it will participate in the USC Aiken Invite in Aiken, S.C.
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has named Carson-Newman volleyball setter Blair Cherry, its Player of the Week.
The freshmen dominate Lincoln Memorial inside Holt Fieldhouse for a SAC-opening win for Carson-Newman.
Carson-Newman volleyball is finally back in Holt Fieldhouse after a long offseason.
Carson-Newman completed the backdoor sweep over hosts Union (Tenn.) at the Union University Volleyball Classic, taking the match 3-1 behind a 50-assist game from Blair Cherry.
Carson-Newman played as many sets as possible on the first day of the season, playing two five-setters.
The Eagles bring four setters into the 2024 season.
















