BELMONT, N.C. -- Cameron Young and Katie Williams each reached double figures in kills and Paige Rawlins posted a double-double, leading Belmont Abbey to a thrilling five-set win over Emmanuel Friday night at the Wheeler Center.

The final score was 11-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 19-17 in a non-conference matchup of Conference Carolinas rivals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Young tallied 15 kills and Williams 11 in the contest.
• Rawlins registered 38 assists and 15 digs for her second double-double in as many outings.
• Trinity Bradley and Hailey Ryan also reached double figures in digs with 15 and 12, respectively.
• Belmont Abbey hit just .096 for the contest, but saved its highest percentage -- .261 -- for the finale.
• In the deciding fifth set, the Crusaders trailed 12-8, but scored three straight to close the gap. After back-to-back points by the Lions gave them their first match point, The Abbey scored three in a row to pull even at 14-14. After a second match point, The Crusaders scored two in a row for a match point of their own. They saved a third match point down 17-16, then scored the next two points to escape with the win.
• Both teams now stand 1-1 on the season.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Barton.
• The match will conclude the three-game non-conference portion of the schedule.