HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker had to dig deep in order to pull out an amazing five-set victory over visiting Newberry College Tuesday night in women�s collegiate volleyball.  The Cobras defeated Newberry 30-24, (31-33), (25-30), 30-20, 15-11.  CC improves to 4-1 on the year, while the Indians fall to 4-4 overall.

In the first set the Cobras used a pair of five point rallies to get back in the game early and put Newberry away late.  Newberry led 8-3 but Coker came back to grab a 9-8 lead and it was nip-tuck for much of the set.  Then, leading 18-17, Coker rattled off five more in a row for a 23-17 lead and some breathing room.  Sophomore Courtney Barton came up big in the set with several rally-killing blocks and a team-best four kills.

Game two went back and forth but the CC appeared to take control with a three-point burst to grab a 22-20 lead.  Newberry recovered with five consecutive points to regain a lead at 25-24. Coker rallied again and led 29-27, but the Indians staved off four game points and took the dramatic set 33-31.

Stunned by the second set turn around, Coker didn�t look sharp when they returned to the court, eventually falling behind 20-16.  Their passing was never crisp in the set and, despite a run to pull within two at 25-23, CC fell 30-24.

The Cobras played much more efficiently in game four.  CC jumped out to a 5-1 lead and continued to pound away offensively, grabbing a 21-14 lead.  Newberry showed their fighting spirit again, however, and pulled back to get within three at 23-20.  With the Coker faithful getting antsy, sophomore setter Tara Nelson erased any doubts by serving her team to victory with six consecutive points and the 30-20 win.

Every player brought their best effort to the deciding fifth set but the Cobras found a little something extra to pull it out.  Coker led 8-7 when the teams switched sides and grabbed the first two point advantage at 11-9.  An exhilarating rally gave CC a 12-10 lead and a block by Barton made it 13-10.  With momentum firmly in their grasp the Cobras pulled out the match 15-11.

Sophomore Jessica Lipsi (Columbia, S.C.) led all Indians with 15 kills, followed by Cara Coleman (Allentown, Pa.) and Katie Stone (Greenville, S.C.) with 13 and 12 kills, respectively.  Coker's Megan Haupt, high school teammate of Newberry's Adriane Miler (Summerville, S.C.), paced all hitters with 17 kills.

Newberry next travels to Hickory, N.C., to tangle with Lenoir-Rhyne College Friday night at 7 p.m.