The Belmont Abbey women's volleyball team closed out the Anderson University Invitational with a 1-1 record, defeating Montreat 3-0 and losing to Tusculum by a 3-0 score. The Crusaders are now 7-2 on the year. After opening the season with an eight match road trip, the Abbey begins a three-match homestand starting Tuesday night against Claflin at 7:00 p.m.

In the win over Montreat, which came by scores of 25-19, 25-16 and 25-15, the offense hit .333 behind the play of Kay Schellenberg, who handed out 37 assists. Hannah Schellenberg led the way with ten kills, while Angela Jubb added nine. Tori Jensen posted eight and Caitlin Hankins totaled seven. The Crusaders recorded seven service aces and the defense registered 33 digs.

Earlier in the day against Tusculum, the Abbey lost by scores of 22-25, 8-25 and 22-25 as the Crusaders recorded a .194 attack. Lydia Schellenberg nearly missed a double double as she posted nine kills and 11 digs. Jubb paced the offense with ten kills, while Hannah Schellenberg posted eight. Hankins finished with six kills and four block solos. Kay Schellenberg logged 32 assists.