HARROGATE, Tenn. — The Tusculum women’s volleyball team suffered a second-straight loss in South Atlantic Conference play, falling to Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night (Oct. 2).
The Pioneers (5-8, 3-2 SAC) dropped the match to the Railsplitters (9-3, 3-2 SAC) by scores of 25-15, 12-25, 17-25, 18-25.
Abigail Kesler recorded 19 kills for LMU, ahead of 13 by Kristen Moehring. Lauren Pickett dished out 39 assists, while Lauren Jacob landed three service aces. Moehring rounded out her double-double with 17 digs, followed by 15 scoops from Jacob. Agata Bogdanska had a hand in six blocks as Josibeth Capellan aided in five.
Addison McLarty led Tusculum with nine kills, one of eight Pioneers to record an offensive point. Martina Foster (7), Whitney Thompson (6), Jordyn Roderick (5), Olivia Crowl (4), McKayla Willey (3), Madison Adkins (1), and Katherine Perrin (1) rounded out the scoring. Adkins totaled 26 assists, while Foster and Audrey Tribble landed a pair of aces. Amiranee Au continues to up her career-high, finishing with 28 digs, her fourth match of the season with 20-plus scoops. Adkins completed her double-double with 13 digs as Taylor Sanders added 11. Four Pioneers accounted for a trio of blocks: Foster, Crowl, Willey, and Adkins.
Lincoln Memorial hit .185 as a team with 49 kills and 21 errors on 151 total attempts. Tusculum hit .085 with 36 kills, 24 errors, and 142 total attacks. The Railsplitters led the Pioneers in assists (46-33), service aces (9-5), digs (65-64), and total blocks (10-7).
Tusculum and Anderson have adjusted their weekend meeting, now taking place on Saturday (Oct. 5). First serve between the Pioneers and Trojans is scheduled for 1 p.m.
