Down two sets to none, the Belmont Abbey volleyball team took sets three and four to set up a fifth set, but Erskine claimed the tiebreaker to earn a 3-2 win this evening in Due West, South Carolina. Set scores were 18-25, 13-25, 25-20, 26-24 and 5-15. Erskine moves to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in Conference Carolinas, while the Abbey suffers its first defeat, falling to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in Conference Carolinas.

Belmont Abbey hit .119 as junior Bria James led the Crusaders with eight kills and two service aces. Sophomore Angela Jubb contributed seven kills, while Steffanie Holler and Remick Tiller both had five kills. Molly Gwaltney registered two service aces to go along with 12 assists. Lydia Schellenberg added 13 assists and a service ace.

Defensively, James led the Crusaders with eight digs, while Julianne Pisano finished with seven. Freshman Victoria Jensen posted five block assists while Holler, Jubb and Taryn Maymon all had two each.