MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team opened their Conference Carolinas road trip with a 3-0 loss to King on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 0, King 3

RECORDS | Chowan 0-5 (0-5), King 8-2 (4-1)

LOCATION | Bristol, Tenn. (Student Center Complex)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Anixa Rosa-Martinez led the Hawks with nine kills in the contest.  Rosa-Martinez also tallied nine digs.  Katie Houston chipped in with six kills and eight digs, while Hannah Sladick and Anamarie Colon-Calero notched five kills each.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set: Chowan 10, King 25

King opened up the contest on a 16-5 advantage as Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Katie Houston posted two kills each.

The Tornado continued to push ahead, 19-8, despite a kill by Anamarie Colon-Calero and a service ace by Alexa Woolson.

Anixa Rosa-Martinez posted the final kill for the Hawks as King took the opening set, 25-10.

Second Set: Chowan 19, King 25

Chloe Putnam started the set with a kill along with a kill by Katie Houston as King led 8-3 early.

Chowan would go on a run to close the gap to 9-8 as Anamarie Colon-Calero, Katie Houston, and Hannah Sladick tallied a kill.

Hannah Sladick and Anixa Rosa-Martinez notched a kill each to even the score.  Rosa-Martinez and Anamarie Colon-Calero posted a kill to keep pace with the Tornado.

Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Anamarie Colon-Calero finished off the set with a kill before seeing King take the set 25-19.

Third Set: Chowan 17, King 25

Chloe Putnam tallied the first kill for the Hawks in the set before a pair of kills by Hannah Sladick took the score to 14-7 in favor of the Tornado.

Anixa Rosa-Martinez recorded a kill before Anamarie Colon-Calero and Katie Houston posted a kill to trail 20-12.  Rosa-Martinez added a kill along with Houston and Hannah Sladick posting a kill before the final point.

UP NEXT

Chowan wraps up the small road trip at Lees-McRae on Saturday, March 20. First serve is slated for 2pm.