Volleyball Falls to Carson-Newman in Four, Despite Marathon Second Set Win

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker University volleyball fell to Carson-Newman Friday night (Oct. 8) by a score of 3-1, despite a marathon win in the second set.

Carson-Newman took the opening set by a score of 25-17, before the Cobras rallied for a 31-29 marathon victory in the second set to tie the match.

The teams played to ties of 7-7 and 11-11 in the second set, before Carson-Newman jumped ahead 19-14 in the frame. The Cobras rallied to tie the set at 21, before the teams would trade points all the way to a 29-29 deadlock. The Cobras took two consecutive points to win the set and tie the match.

Carson-Newman would take the match with set wins of 25-12 and 25-13.

Chelsey Blume led the attack efforts for Coker with 11 kills, while Lauren Loveday and Naomi Earl-Reyes each finished with eight. Taylor Parker had seven kills in the match, while Alyssa Lake also registered five. Rami Mullen dished out a match-high 30 assists in the contest, bringing her career total to 1,497. Ashley Carson and Makayla Harris each had three assists, while Parker added two. Mullen and Harris each posted 12 digs, while Parker posted 11 and Alex Williams also added 10. Four other Cobras contributed in the dig column in the match. Blume led the Cobras with three solo blocks, while Lake also had two and four different Cobras each had one block assist in the match.

The Cobras are back in action tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 9) to host Lincoln Memorial on Homecoming Saturday. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.

McDonald's Player of the Match - Chelsey Blume