Posted: Nov 09, 2007
Carson-Newman (22-10) advances to Saturday's semifinal against No. 3 seed Catawba. Tusculum defeated the Eagles in their two regular season meetings, but the Eagles rebounded with the win.
Kelli Sorensen added six kills while Allyson Corhn and Stephanie Cutter provided 22 and 14 assists, respectively. Salem Stepp led C-N with 14 digs while Sorensen contributed 12 for the Lady Eagle defense. Cutter had three service aces while Nikki James led C-N with three blocks.
For the Pioneers (25-10), SAC Player of the Year Vivian Lacy led all players with 17 kills while Gina Coffaro and Kelsey Hayden had eight kills each. Mariana Rezende's 37 assists led TC while Lacy led the Pioneers with 10 digs on the night.