GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Freshman Sabrina Schleuger recorded a career-high 21 kills, but Tusculum College fell 3-1 to visiting Carson-Newman University on Tuesday night in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action inside Pioneer Arena.

TC (10-13, 9-6 SAC) dropped the first set 25-20, but rallied to win the second set 25-19. Carson-Newman (19-4, 14-1) took the third set 25-19 before closing out the match by winning the fourth set 25-18.

Freshman setter Shannon Murphy and junior setter Hannah Berling each recorded double-doubles for the Pioneers. Murphy tallied her fifth double-double of the season after dishing out 19 assists and 16 digs, while 14 assists and 12 digs earned Berling her seventh double-double this year.

Sophomore outside hitter Rachel Garnett and freshman middle blocker Laryssa Welch each tallied eight kills. Freshman libero Dana Van Dyke finished with 10 digs while sophomore libero Moriah Jones dug-up 12.

The Eagles were led by Rachel Harper who earned a double-double with 23 digs and 17 kills. Kristen Pickett also had a double-double with a match high 40 assists and 14 digs, while Jenna Wilson added 10 kills. Sara Fairley and Taylor Lowe each had double-figure digs with 11 and 15 respectively.

After the Eagles won the first set by six, the Pioneers jumped out to a 4-1 lead early in the second set. Carson-Newman tool its first lead of the set with the score at 9-8, but a 4-0 run a few rallies later gave TC a 16-12 lead and forced an Eagle timeout.

Later in the set, TC was holding a 22-17 lead when a service ace by Pickett put the Pioneers two points away from tying the match at 1-1. Carson-Newman reeled off a quick 2-0 spurt to cut the lead to 23-19, but Tusculum closed out the set with a kill by freshman middle blocker Erin Carmody and an attack error by Fairley for a six point second-set victory.

The Eagles answered with a six point third-set victory, and used an 8-2 run in the middle of the fourth set to close out the match with a seven point fourth-set victory.

The Pioneers are set to hit the road for the next four matches starting on Friday night (Oct. 24) in Charlotte, North Carolina to take on Queens University of Charlotte. First serve is set for 7 p.m.