BELMONT, N.C. -- Caitlyn Faber posted a double-double of 35 assists and 14 digs Saturday afternoon, highlighting a home tri-match against Chowan and 24th-ranked Wingate at the Wheeler Center. The Crusaders dropped a 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17) Conference Carolinas decision to the Hawks before falling 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-12) to the Bulldogs.

With the results, The Abbey falls to 2-13 overall and 1-2 in league play.

THE OPENER

• In addition to her double-double -- the first of the season by a Crusader -- Faber had eight kills and one of the team's two service aces.
• Baylea Botello and Jenna McCullough each had 10 kills. Cameron Young had eight.
• McCullough and Ella Schellenberg both had a pair of blocks.
• Zoe Schuberth tallied a team-best 13 digs.
• Carolina Dobson registered eight digs and an ace.

THE NIGHTCAP

• Young tallied a team-best six kills, while McCullough and Botello added five and four, respectively.
• Botello registered four blocks with Chloe Lowder adding a career-high three.
• Faber was credited with 20 assists and four digs.
• Schuberth led the defensive effort with nine digs..

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey continues its six-match homestand on Tuesday night.
• The Crusaders welcome defending conference champion UNC Pembroke to the Wheeler Center.