FLORENCE, S.C. -- Renata Bolado and Kyleigh Coghlan each had 22 digs but it was not enough as Conference Carolinas leader Francis Marion knocked off Belmont Abbey 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-15) in women's volleyball action Friday night. 

WIth the result, the Crusaders fall to 11-15 overall and 7-12 in league play, while the Patriots improve to 19-9, 16-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bolado tallied 12 kills for her 13th double-double of the season. She hit .243 with three errors in 37 attempts, while also recording an an assist.
• Katie Brookins and Chloe Lowder posted nine and eight kills, respectively.
• Coghlan's dig total was her career-best at Belmont Abbey. She had 19 at Young Harris earlier this year.
• Emma Youngblood also posted a double-double -- her 12th of the campaign -- with 35 assists and 12 digs.
• Maya Swenson had two of the Crusaders' four service aces. Youngblood and Mary Grace Hogue had the others.
• Lowder and Jordan Medina registered blocks.

UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey closes out the regular season on Tuesday night,
• The Crusaders host Lees-McRae in a Northwest Division contest that starts at 6 p.m.
• The Bobcats won the first meeting 3-1 on September 24.