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11/10/2009 -
Mount Olive Falls To Anderson 3-1 In First Round Of Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Tournament
Mount Olive’s season came to an end as the fifth-seeded Trojans fell to No. 4 seed Anderson 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 in the first round of the 2009 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Tournament Tuesday at Anderson, S.C. Mount Olive finishes the season with a record of 13-19.
Senior Racey Bartley recorded a team-high 15 kills in her final collegiate match. Tuesday’s contest was also the final career match for fellow seniors Alicia Mote, Caitlin Skislak and Joanie Werling.
Mount Olive trailed by as many as four points in the first set, but Christiane Maul’s kill broke a 17-17 tie and ignited a run of four unanswered points as the Trojans built a 21-17 advantage. Anderson called timeout and then went on an 8-2 run to take the first set.
Mount Olive fell behind 16-9 in the second set before Kailey Preece’s kill capped a rally to pull the Trojans within 17-15. Anderson (22-12) used a pair of service aces by Jamie Lancaster to help build the lead back to seven and Lancaster’s kill on set point gave the No. 4 seed a two-set lead.
Mount Olive had to play from behind for most of the third set until Alicia Mote’s ace gave the Trojans a 21-20 lead. Bartley had three kills in the Trojans’ final four points of the set to keep Mount Olive in the match.
Anderson led by as many as seven points in the fourth set, but Werling’s ace highlighted a 7-0 Mount Olive run and the Trojans went on top 16-15. But Anderson broke a 17-17 tie and led the rest of the way to win the match and advance to the semifinals.
Mote finished with nine kills and four aces for Mount Olive, while Maul added eight kills. Werling recorded 28 assists and three aces. Skislak finished with seven digs.
Lancaster led all players with 18 kills, 16 digs and five aces for Anderson. Adria Mullaney added 15 kills.
The loss marked the third consecutive year Anderson eliminated Mount Olive from the conference tournament. The two teams met in the championship match of last year’s tournament, Mount Olive falling 15-13 in the fifth set.