Christopher Newport Volleyball fell in three sets to Carnegie Mellon on Saturday afternoon in a neutral contest in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

First Set (Carnegie Mellon 25-19)

The Captains jumped out to an early lead with Mackenzie Wright driving home four kills and giving CNU a 10-6 lead. But the Tartans stormed back to tie the set at 17, and put the Captains away scoring eight of the final ten points.

Second Set (Carnegie Mellon 25-16)

Again, Christopher Newport raced ahead in the second set and led 4-1. But Carnegie Mellon quickly returned fire and tied the set at four. The Tartans continued to take advantage of errors and found themselves up 19-9 later in the second set. Kills from Macy Burk, Megan James, and two from Mackenzie Wright helped narrow the gap and cut the Carnegie Mellon lead to six. Carnegie Mellon managed to close out the second set and go up 2-0 in the match.

Third Set (Carnegie Mellon 25-16)

Carnegie Mellon hit a match-best .258 while CNU had as many kills as errors in the third set. After the Captains started out ahead 5-2, Carnegie Mellon took control of the match scoring seven of the next eight points. The Captains never got closer than three, however, as the Tartans wouldn't relinquish their lead for the rest of the set.

News & Notes

• Mackenzie Wright paced the Captains with nine kills in the match.
• Maddi Morrison drove two kills in the match, her first multi-kill game of her young career.

Next Up

Christopher Newport will host a pair of midweek games at the Freeman Center this week. William Peace comes to town on Tuesday ahead of Washington & Lee on Thursday.