Morgan Ballard
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Weaverville, N.C.
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- Position:
- L
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- North Buncombe
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- Previous College:
- Wofford
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- m
- 28
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .100
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- a/s
- 0.93
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.32
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- d/s
- 7.61
Bio
* 2018 D2CCA Second-Team All-Southeast Region
* 2017 NCAA All-Southeast Region Tournament Team
* 2017 AVCA Honorable Mention All-Southeast Region
* 2017 D2CCA Second-Team All-Region
* 2017 First-Team All-SAC
* SAC Specialist of the Week – Sept. 12, 2017
2018 (Junior): The junior took her game up a notch in 2018 garnering all-region honors from the AVCA and D2CCA. Of the nine individuals to earn all-region honors in C-N history, Ballard joins Nikki James as the only Eagles to be on a list twice in their careers. The first-team All-South Atlantic Conference selection made the top league squad for the second consecutive campaign becoming the sixth player in program history to be on the top team twice in a career and first since Katie Troyer did so in 2008 and 2009. The Weaverville, N.C. native finish the year with 784 digs and 7.61 digs per set to rank among the nation’s best. The total digs were good for third in school history while she became the first Eagle to post at least seven scoops per set. She recorded her third-career 50-dig night with 51 against the Bears on Oct. 5, the second-most in a Division II match this year. The Eagles picked up a win in five frames as the team racked up a season-high 129 digs. Bloomsburg’s Alyssa Cianciulli had 52 in four sets against West Virginia Wesleyan on Sept. 8. Ballard tallied her 1,000th dig for her career, including her time at Wofford (106), in a five-set loss to Lander on Sept. 7, 2018. In the third set against Coker on Sept. 22, 2018, the junior picked up her 1,000th scoop at C-N.
2017 (Sophomore): Ballard became the first Carson-Newman libero to be named first-team All-South Atlantic Conference since 2005…Collected a laundry list of honors in her first season at Mossy Creek being named second-team all-region by D2CCA, honorable mention all-region by the AVCA and picking up a nod on the NCAA All-Southeast Region Tournament team…In 118 sets, Ballard posted the best digs per set in program history with 6.94 besting Blaire Young’s 6.79 mark in 2004 as one of three players in the history of the school to finish with at least six scoops per set. The sophomore racked up 819 total digs to finish behind Young’s 856 from 2004 for second-most in the 29 years of volleyball at Carson-Newman… Tallied a conference record 58 digs in a four-set victory over Mars Hill on Sept. 9, 2017 and the 10th-most in the history of NCAA volleyball. The previous league mark was set by Catawba’s Jenny Young of 55 versus Tusculum on Sept. 17, 2011 in a five-set outing. Caitlyn Dean held the mark for a SAC athlete in a four-set affair when she racked up 47 for the Pioneers against Anderson (S.C.) on Oct. 27, 2012. After recording 53 versus Augusta Oct. 14, the sophomore had three of the top six dig efforts in Division II in 2017.
2016 (Freshman at Wofford): Played in 31 of the team's 32 matches racking up 91 total sets played...Posted 1.16 digs per set as a rookie, 106 overall, and eight service aces...Racked up a season-high 10 scoops on four occasions, most recently against The Citadel on Nov. 15...Registered a season-high three service aces against Chattanooga on Nov. 4...Tallied a kill against High Point on Sept. 17 and The Citadel on Nov. 15.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter and two-year team captain for North Buncombe High School, near Asheville, N.C...Amassed a school-record 1,865 career digs...Named North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3A/4A Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 2014...Landed NCHSAA Performance of the Week honors and was twice named Scholar Athlete of the Week as a senior...Honorable mention all-conference honors as a freshman and sophomore...On the club circuit, played for Upward Stars in Spartanburg...Led her team to the U17 Premier Team Division AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championship in June of 2015...Earned AAU All-American honors...A/B Honors student through her high school career and was twice named Scholar Athlete of the Week.
Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1998 in Asheville, N.C...Daughter of Timothy and Wendy Ballard...Grandfather, Richard Smith, played football at South Carolina...Undecided on a major, but is interested in psychology.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 19 |
| Sets | 103 | 74 |
| Kills | 2 | 0 |
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Total Attacks | 20 | 13 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Hitting Percentage | .100 | .000 |
| Assists | 96 | 60 |
| Assists per set | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| Service Total Attempts | 334 | 243 |
| Service Aces | 33 | 22 |
| Service Errors | 21 | 15 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.32 | 0.30 |
| Receptions | 364 | 252 |
| Reception Errors | 15 | 10 |
| Digs | 784 | 568 |
| Digs per set | 7.61 | 7.68 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 |
| Block Total | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 35.0 | 22.0 |
| Points per set | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Matches started | - | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Sep 6 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Lander | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 3.0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Barton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Augusta | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 |
| Sep 21 | Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Sep 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep 25 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 2.0 |
| Sep 28 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Sep 29 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.0 |
| Oct 2 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1.0 |
| Oct 5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oct 12 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Oct 13 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 4.0 |
| Oct 23 | Tusculum | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 1.0 |
| Oct 26 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Oct 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1.0 |
| Oct 30 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 2.0 |
| Nov 2 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 3 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Nov 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Lander | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Barton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Augusta | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Tusculum | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
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| Aug 31 | vs. Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | vs. King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | at USC Aiken | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Lander | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Barton | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Augusta | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | Coker | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | Mars Hill | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Coker | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Tusculum | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | Catawba | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Wingate | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 28 | 103 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 20 | 0.19 | .100 | 96 | 0.93 | 35.0 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 19 | 74 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 0.18 | .000 | 60 | 0.81 | 22.0 | 0.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | .000 | 36 | 0.92 | 14.0 | 0.4 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14 | 0.32 | .000 | 32 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 0.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1.000 | 28 | 1.40 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 57 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 15 | 0.26 | .133 | 55 | 0.96 | 19.0 | 0.3 |
| Losses | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0.11 | .000 | 41 | 0.89 | 16.0 | 0.3 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 1.000 | 8 | 1.60 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| September | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 8 | 0.21 | .125 | 36 | 0.92 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | .000 | 40 | 0.87 | 15.0 | 0.3 |
| November | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 0.62 | .000 | 12 | 0.92 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 103 | 784 | 7.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conference | 19 | 74 | 568 | 7.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 39 | 312 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 337 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 6 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 57 | 430 | 7.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Losses | 12 | 46 | 354 | 7.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| September | 10 | 39 | 303 | 7.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| October | 12 | 46 | 348 | 7.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 4 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 28 | 103 | 334 | 33 | 0.32 | 21 | 364 | 15 |
| Conference | 19 | 74 | 243 | 22 | 0.30 | 15 | 252 | 10 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 39 | 132 | 14 | 0.36 | 8 | 148 | 6 |
| Away | 12 | 44 | 138 | 14 | 0.32 | 9 | 144 | 5 |
| Neutral | 6 | 20 | 64 | 5 | 0.25 | 4 | 72 | 4 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 16 | 57 | 202 | 17 | 0.30 | 13 | 212 | 8 |
| Losses | 12 | 46 | 132 | 16 | 0.35 | 8 | 152 | 7 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| September | 10 | 39 | 125 | 11 | 0.28 | 8 | 149 | 5 |
| October | 12 | 46 | 154 | 15 | 0.33 | 11 | 170 | 8 |
| November | 4 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 0.54 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
News mentions
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After becoming just the second C-N player to earn multiple all-region nods last week, Morgan Ballard added first-team All-Southeast Region honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association Thursday.
WINGATE, N.C. – For the second-consecutive season, Morgan Ballard was named second-team All-Region by the Division II Conference Commissioners' Association announced Wednesday afternoon to become the second Carson-Newman volleyball player to earn the laurel twice in a career.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Erin Edwards registered 11 kills and a .455 hitting clip and Madison Rademacher had her third straight double-double but fourth-seeded Carson-Newman was eliminated in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament semifinals Friday afternoon at the DeLoach Center by top-seeded Wingate 19-25, 17-25 and 22-25.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second straight season, Morgan Ballard and Megan Oldenburger were honored by the South Atlantic Conference as the league announced its all-conference clubs Thursday. Ballard was a first-team selection and Oldenburger picked up a spot on the second squad marking the sixth straight year that Carson-Newman has had multiple honorees.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Big runs were the name of the match Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse. Fourth-seeded Carson-Newman had a stretch in each set where it outscored Lenoir-Rhyne by double digits coasting to a 25-21, 25-17 and 25-14 sweep of fifth-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne at Holt Fieldhouse in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals.
MARS HILL, N.C. – Erin Edwards notched a career-high 14 kills and Marnie Streeter pounded out 16 blasts as Carson-Newman sealed the No. 4 seed in next week’s South Atlantic Conference Tournament with a 19-25, 25-23, 25-18 and 25-21 victory over Mars Hill Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Squaring off for the second time in five days, fourth-seeded Carson-Newman plays host to fifth-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals looking to duplicate a sweep of the Bears from Friday night.
HICKORY, N.C. – Marnie Streeter notched her 1,000th career kill Friday evening at Shuford Gym leading Carson-Newman to a sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne 25-22, 25-22 and 25-18 in the penultimate South Atlantic Conference contest of the season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial stayed hot on the year and on the attack racking up a hitting clip of .198 to take down Carson-Newman in straight sets 25-21, 25-22 and 25-22 Tuesday evening in South Atlantic Conference play at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With seeding on the line against two teams directly above it in the standings, Carson-Newman hits the road to conclude the regular season against South Atlantic foes Lenoir-Rhyne Friday night at 7 p.m. and Mars Hill Saturday at 2 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Madison Rademacher handed out a season-high 25 assists and finished with 17 digs for her third double-double of the season as Carson-Newman toppled Queens in four sets, 25-23, 25-19, 13-25 and 25-16, Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference play at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Megan Oldenburger posted a season-high 18 kills while hitting .357 with 17 digs and a career-high four aces leading Carson-Newman to a comeback four-set victory over Catawba 16-25, 25-20, 25-17 and 25-21 Friday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Down 2-0, Carson-Newman won the third and the fourth sets and held a 13-11 edge in the fifth only to concede the final five points of the day and fall to Tusculum 24-26, 14-25, 25-20, 25-19 and 13-15 Tuesday evening in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman returns to Holt Fieldhouse Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. first serve against Tusculum to begin a four-match swing of home matches to wrap up the home slate in South Atlantic Conference regular-season action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second straight day, Carson-Newman started off on fire before faltering down the stretch losing in four sets at the DeLoach Center Saturday afternoon to Coker 25-15, 17-25, 24-26 and 23-25 in South Atlantic Conference action.
WINGATE, N.C. – After leading wire-to-wire in the first set, Carson-Newman could not regain its groove falling in four frames to Wingate Friday night at Cuddy Arena in South Atlantic Conference action 25-20, 18-25,
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After taking advantage of its home floor, Carson-Newman hits the road to face the last remaining undefeated team in the country, Wingate, Friday night at 7 p.m. and Coker on Saturday at 2 p.m. in South Atlantic Conference action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Marnie Streeter had 11 kills and Erin Edwards finished with 10 as Carson-Newman saw four players finish with at least eight in a four-set victory over Newberry Saturday afternoon 25-15, 21-25, 27-25 and 25-11 at Holt Fieldhouse in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With a raucous crowd behind it, Carson-Newman pulled a stunner against the reigning South Atlantic Conference regular-season champions beating Anderson 25-23, 25-16 and 30-28 Friday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – After coming out of the gates swinging, Carson-Newman lost the final three sets to Lincoln Memorial in a four-set loss, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25 and 16-25, in South Atlantic Conference play Tuesday night at Mary Mars Gym.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In a battle of fifth-place teams, Carson-Newman makes the short journey up the road to square off against Lincoln Memorial in South Atlantic Conference action Tuesday evening at 7 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Mars Hill produced 10 service aces, the most allowed by Carson-Newman this year, and a .246 hitting percentage to take down the Eagles 25-19, 25-16 and 25-15 in South Atlantic Conference action Saturday evening at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman produced a season-high 13 blocks including six in the third set and used late runs to seal a five-set win over South Atlantic Conference foe Lenoir-Rhyne Friday evening at Holt Fieldhouse 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 15-11.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Jockeying for position in the South Atlantic Conference standings, Carson-Newman opens a home sequence where it will play eight of 11 at Holt Fieldhouse with Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday at 7 p.m. and Mars Hill on Saturday at 5 p.m. against two teams above them on the table.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On a night where it did not hit below .231 in any set, Carson-Newman captured a sweep of Tusculum 25-20, 25-21 and 25-14 Tuesday evening at Pioneer Arena in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three Eagles produced a double-double but Carson-Newman fell in four frames to Queens Saturday afternoon at the Levine Center 22-25, 25-13, 18-25 and 18-25 in a rematch of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament title match from 2017.
SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman produced its third-highest attack percentage in 2018 and secured its 500th win as a program by sweeping Catawba 25-20, 25-17 and 25-21 Friday evening at Goodman Gym in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to ignite some momentum, Carson-Newman hits the road for a Friday night tilt against Catawba at 7 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. against Queens in South Atlantic Conference play.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Anderson extended the nation’s fifth-longest conference regular-season winning streak withstanding a late flurry from Carson-Newman in a four-frame win 25-18, 25-9, 28-30 and 25-23 on Tuesday night in a South Atlantic Conference affair at the Abney Athletic Center.
NEWBERRY, S.C. – In a match where four sets were decided by two points apiece, Carson-Newman racked up its highest service ace total since 2012 in a five-set South Atlantic Conference thriller at Eleazer Arena on Monday evening as the Eagles took down Newberry 24-26, 25-20, 27-25, 28-30 and 15-13.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Morgan Ballard cross the four-digit dig threshold in the third set as Carson-Newman survived a surge from Coker to take home its first South Atlantic Conference contest of the year 25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25 and 15-8 Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – In an evenly matches statistical effort, Carson-Newman produced at key times to score a sweep, 25-19, 25-23 and 25-20, Saturday afternoon at Christenberry Fieldhouse as the Eagles get back above .500 on the year.
AIKEN, S.C. – After leading 1-0 in the match and by as many as 10 points in the second set, Carson-Newman was unable to put away Lander Friday morning at the Convocation Center as the Bearcats pulled out a 22-25, 27-25, 15-25, 28-18 and 15-10 five-set victory.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Growing its losing skid to three matches, Carson-Newman saw an early bulge fade away as Barton battled back to take a four-set victory 21-25, 26-24, 25-16 and 25-16 Friday evening at Christenberry Fieldhouse.
AIKEN, S.C. – After racing out to a 10-2 lead to begin the match, USC Aiken staved off Carson-Newman’s counterpunch to hand the Eagles their first loss of the 2018 season 25-17, 27-25 and 25-21 Thursday evening at the Convocation Center.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, Carson-Newman raced by Emmanuel 25-16, 25-22 and 25-16 behind 15 kills and a .419 attack percentage from Megan Oldenburger Saturday afternoon at Mary Mars Gym.
HARROGATE, Tenn. - Sophomore Erin Edwards cranked out a .650 attack percentage on a career-high 13 kills as Carson-Newman rolled over Belmont Abbey 25-10, 25-20, 23-25 and 25-?? Friday afternoon in the 2018 season opener at Mary Mars Gym.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - With the first serve of the 2018 season one week away, Carson-Newman volleyball unveiled its 2018 preseason hype video Friday morning. The Eagles are looking to make a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years, a feat that has never happened in program history.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After qualifying for the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championships for the third time in the last four seasons in 2017, Carson-Newman was picked to finish fourth in the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason poll Tuesday morning.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – A trio of Carson-Newman players earned spots on the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason all-league units announced Tuesday morning. Libero Morgan Ballard and outside hitter Marnie Streeter were slotted on the top squad while outside hitter Megan Oldenburger heard her name called on the second team.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With 15 days prior to the first serve of the 2018 season, the final part of the Carson-Newman volleyball position previews turns the focus to the back row and the liberos and setters with senior Hannah Robertson (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.).