BELMONT, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team dropped a four set match to Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 1, Belmont Abbey 3

RECORDS | Chowan 0-2 (0-2), Belmont Abbey 4-1 (2-0)

LOCATION | Belmont, N.C. (Wheeler Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Katie Houston produced her first double-double of the season with 10 kills and posted 15 digs.  Ciara Ortega posted a double-double with 28 assists and 13 digs.

Hannah Sladick chipped in with 10 kills.  Natalia Vega-Aponte led the defense with 29 digs.  Meghan Mutter notched 13 digs.

Anamarie Colon-Calero posted six kills with two solo blocks and two assisted blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set: Chowan 17, Belmont Abbey 25

Ciara Ortega and Hannah Sladick tallied the opening kills for the Hawks as Belmont Abbey led 11-4.  Katie Houston notched a kill before Nyah Powers and Anamarie Colon-Calero posted a kill each to move the score to 16-8.

Attack errors allowed the Hawks to move closer to the Crusaders as a block by Ciara Ortega and Anamarie Colon-Calero sparked a rally.  Katie Houston notched back-to-back kills to trim the deficit to 22-17.

Belmont Abbey found the final three points of the set, 25-17.

Second Set: Chowan 16, Belmont Abbey 25

Chowan led 4-1 early in the set on a kill by Nyah Powers and two solo blocks by Anamarie Colon-Calero.

Nyah Powers, Ciara Ortega and Hannah Sladick picked up a kill as the Crusaders rallied to even the score at 9-all.

A three point run by the Crusaders was countered by an assisted bock by Anamarie Colon-Calero and Katie Houston along with a kill by Colon-Calero.  BAC answered with a four point run to lead 17-13.

Anamarie Colon-Calero and Hannah Sladick posted a kill each to end the set as BAC finishes off the set 25-16.

Third Set: Chowan 25, Belmont Abbey 21

After an opening kill by the Crusaders, Chowan rattled off five straight points to lead 5-1.  Nyah Powers posted two kills and one by Anamarie Colon-Calero.  Colon-Calero notched another kill before BAC went on a small run to draw the score to 7-5.

Hannah Sladick posted two kills followed by a kill by Anamarie Colon-Calero and service ace by Ciara Ortega to lead 14-9.

Belmont Abbey rallied with a 10-2 run to lead 19-16.  Hannah Sladick ended the run with a kill.

Trailing 21-19, Katie Houston posted two kills and a block along with an ace by Meghan Mutter to rally for the 25-21 set victory.

Fourth Set: Chowan 15, Belmont Abbey 25

Katie Houston posted the opening kill in the set before Belmont Abbey jumped out to an 11-3 lead and forced a timeout.

Hannah Sladick posted a kill before a pair by Katie Houston cut the deficit in half, 14-7.  Ciara Ortega and Houston notched a kill along with attack errors pushed the Hawks forward.

Alexa Woolson and Meghan Mutter recorded a service ace each down the stretch before the Crusaders took the set and match.

UP NEXT

Chowan will host Emmanuel and Erskine in Conference Carolinas action on March 12-13.