NEWBERRY, SC – The Wolves dropped a hard fought contest to Carson Newman 3-1.
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OVERVIEW: CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY VS NEWBERRY COLLEGE
SCORE: Newberry Wolves 1, Carson-Newman Eagles 3 (25-23, 25-27, 23-25, 18-25)
RECORDS: Newberry (4-10, 1-6 SAC), Carson-Newman (13-6, 9-2 SAC)
LOCATION: Eleazar Arena – Newberry, SC
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HIGHLIGHTS:
   Set 1:
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The first set started off neck and neck with the score tied at 10-10 after a kill from Anna Hapner, assisted by Annie Dill.
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The Eagles jumped ahead with three straight points, taking a 14-11 lead.
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Katy Morrison took it personally, and served 10 straight points, giving the Wolves a 21-14 lead.
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The Eagles clawed back at their deficit eventually turning the score to 24-23 Wolves. The Wolves were able to hold on to their lead and close out set one, 25-23.
   Set 2:
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The Eagles jumped out to an early lead, taking an 11-8 lead.
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A 6-1 run from the Wolves ended with a kill from Madison Watson, assisted by Giovanna Ravanhani, 14-12 Wolves.
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Holding their lead, the Wolves ran up the score to 23-20 looking to close out the set.
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The Eagles relentless comeback tied the game at 25-25, and they were able to edge the Wolves 27-25 to win set two.
   Set 3:
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Carrying the momentum into set three, the Eagles took an early 11-6 lead.
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The Wolves were able to turn things around, scoring five in a row, three of those points coming from kills by Emma Christensen, 18-15 Wolves.
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Holding their lead, the Wolves led 23-21 late in the set.
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Similar to set two, the Eagles came back, scoring four straight points and ending set three 25-23.
   Set 4:
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After an early Eagles 5-1 lead, the Wolves got themselves back in the game, cutting the Eagles lead to only two, 12-10.
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Carson-Newman went on a 5-1 run from here running the score up to 17-11.
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The Wolves went on a 5-1 run of their own turning the score to 18-16 Eagles.
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From here the Eagles scored seven, only giving up two more points and ending the set and match with a 25-18 final.
NEWBERRY LEADERS:
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Kills: Brown (14), Shaffer (12), Christensen (9)
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Assists: Ravanhani (24), Dill (18), Morrison (7)
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Aces: Morrison (3), Brown (1), Dill (1)
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Blocks: Watson (7), Christensen (3), Shaffer (2)
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Digs: Morrison (13), Dill (10), Ravanhani (8)
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The Wolves will play their next game on the road at Limestone for a SAC matchup on October 23rd, at 7 pm.