From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The 25th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team competed at day two of the Juniata Asics Invitational and split a pair of matches. The Tartans fell 3-1 to No.2 Juniata College before knocking of their second top-10 team in two days, defeating No.9 Christopher Newport University 3-0. Carnegie Mellon is now 7-1 overall following its play in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

The Tartans opened play on Saturday with the host Eagle and lost in four game sby the scores of 25-15, 23-25, 26-24, 25-18. Junior Heather Holton (Haslett, Mich./Haslett) led the Tartans with 12 kills while sophomore Lauren Mueller (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown SIEM Academy) ended with nine. Senior setter Emily Newton (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Chadwick School) ended with 31 assists.

Carnegie Mellon had two with double-digit digs with Mueller totaling 14 and senior Molly Higgins (Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach) recording 11.

In the Tartans straight set win (25-13, 32-30, 25-16) over Christopher Newport, Mueller and freshman Maia So-Holloway (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral) led with nine kills. Newton handed out 33 assists.

Defensively, Higgins totaled her third 20 dig contest on the season to lead the Tartans. Mueller recorded 15 with So-Holloway ending with 10.