GREENSBORO, N.C. –
Stepping out of Southern Conference play, the Elon volleyball team handed North
Carolina A&T a 3-1 loss on Tuesday evening at the Corbett Sports Arena in
Greensboro, N.C. With the win, Elon improves to 23-6 on the season. N.C.
A&T falls to 2-30.
“I felt that all aspects of our game got better as the match
went on,” head coach Mary Tendler said. “We will have to start out better this
weekend if we want to put ourselves in a position to win.”
Sarah Schermerhorn was 5-for-12 and did not commit an error
to hit .417 for the match. Caroline Lemke led the team with nine kills, while
Allison Johnson finished with eight. Celia Eddy registered four total blocks,
including one solo. Schermerhorn, Johnson and Lauren Copenhagen earned two
blocks each.
Tiffany Mellette recorded a match-high 16 kills to lead the
Aggie offense. Breanne Dotstry totaled nine, while Bridget McCaskill had six.
Dotstry recorded four block assists.
Elon dropped set one 25-19 before bouncing back to take the
next three sets. The Phoenix opened up to a 5-1 lead in set two. N.C. A&T
brought the set to within two points at 8-6, but an Aggie error and a service
ace by Schermerhorn put the set at 10-6. Elon’s lead increased to five at 13-7
on an N.C. A&T error. The Aggies scored three straight points to put the
set within one at 20-19, but the Phoenix answered with five points of its own,
including three on Lemke kills, to win the set 25-19.
After falling behind early in set three, Elon tied the set
twice before putting together a seven-point run to take an 11-5 lead. The
Phoenix held the lead for the remainder of the set and scored the 10 of the
final 12 points to win 25-10.
The teams knotted the score three times before the Phoenix earned
four-point lead behind the serve of Schermerhorn. The Aggies brought the set to
within three at 9-7 after three straight points. Elon answered with two points
on a service error and a kill by Mandy Wilson. The Phoenix saw its lead grow to
seven at 18-11 before the Aggies cut the lead to 19-13. Elon scored six of the
final seven points to take the set 25-15 and the match 3-1.
Elon will resume conference play Saturday, Nov. 14 when it
travels to Boone, N.C., to take on Appalachian State at 7 p.m. The Phoenix will
conclude its regular season on Sunday at 2 p.m., against Western Carolina.
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