Lions felled by Trojans on road

ANDERSON, S.C. - The Mars Hill volleyball team (10-4, 2-3 SAC) was defeated 3-1 (12-25, 25-19, 19-25, 14-25) by Anderson (8-4, 3-1 SAC) Saturday afternoon on the road.

Entering the third set tied at one set apiece, the teams were tied at 12-all.  Anderson reeled off five straight points, but Mars Hill made a late push, bringing it back to 21-19 before the Trojans strung together the final four points of the set to go up 2-1.

In the fourth, with the score tied at 10, Anderson went on a 7-0 run that changed the momentum of the set as Regan Duty recorded three kills in that span.

Anderson hit a dominant .429 in the first set to set the tone for their offense on the day.  The Trojans knocked down 63 kills and hit .245 throughout the four sets.  Duty, Madison Roy, and Lilliana Kinder all hit over .400 for Anderson.

Notable Performers

AU

Kills - Regan Duty (20), Sadie Kluner (13)

Digs - Meghan DeVaux (27), Lindsay McCurley (15)

Assists - Madison Roy (53), Lindsay McCurley (4)

Blocks - Madison Roy & Neely Shugart (3 BA), Maya Learmonth (1 BS, 1 BA)

MHU

Kills - Sarah Goddard & Grace Lilly (8), Nikkayla Stewart (6)

Digs - Ully Martins (19), Grace Lilly (12)

Assists - Jordan Schmucker (24), Sarah Goddard (2)

Blocks - Jana Cuk (4 BA), Nikkayla Stewart (1 BS, 1 BA)

Mars Hill closes out their four-game road trip on Tuesday, September 28 when they face Newberry.  First serve is set for 7 p.m.