BELMONT, N.C. -- Renata Bolado and Tyler Case both topped double figures in kills, but Belmont Abbey suffered a 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-19) setback at Converse in Conference Carolinas women's volleyball action Tuesday.
The Crusaders finish the regular season with a 15-12 overall record including 10-10 mark in league play. Converse improved to 20-9, 17-3.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Renata Bolado paced Belmont Abbey with 12 kills, adding two service aces and nine digs, while Tyler Case contributed 11 kills and five digs.
- Emma Youngblood recorded 26 assists and eight digs while directing the Crusaders' offense. She now has 2,007 to become just the fourth player in school history to reach 2,000 career assists
- Sheridan Young led Belmont Abbey defensively with 11 digs. The Crusaders totaled 50 digs as a team.
- Converse took control early in the opening set, winning 25-17. The Valkyries also claimed the second set by the same score.
- Belmont Abbey battled in the third set, but Converse held on for a 25-19 victory to complete the sweep.
- The Crusaders finished with 28 kills, four service aces and two team blocks.
UP NEXT
- Belmont Abbey earned the No. 9 seed for the conference tournament and will travel to No. 8 Southern Wesleyan for a first-round matchup on Friday.
- The teams were just 0.1 apart in the conference NPI (Belmont Abbey eighth), but conference rules consider that a statistical tie, flipping the seeds based on a 3-2 Warror win in the regular-season meeting.
