Tartan Split Play in First Day of UAA Round Robin

(ATLANTA, Ga.) – The 25th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's volleyball team began the first University Athletic Association (UAA) Round Robin of the season on Saturday. They lost 3-1 against the ninth-ranked Eagles of Emory University before defeating Case Western Reserve University 3-1. The Tartans are now 12-5 overall.

Inside the Box Score Against Emory

• The Eagles won the first, third, and fourth sets, and the Tartans won the second set.
• The Tartans hit .195 and the Eagles hit .329.
• Senior Katherine Jackson and senior Julianna McFarland led the team's attack with nine kills each. McFarland had a team-high kill percentage of .412.
• Jackson also had two serving aces.
• Freshman Melissa Jin had 26 assists.
• Junior Zoe Gavros led with 21 digs.

Inside the Box Score Against Case Western

• The Tartans won the first, third, and fourth sets to win the game.
• The Tartans hit .164 and the Spartans hit .099.
• Jackson had 14 kills and junior Kate Giang had 11.
• Junior Neha Tummala recorded 38 of the team's 41 assists.
• Senior Elizabeth Schlemmer recorded five service aces and Gavros had four.
• Gavros also had a team-high of 20 digs.
• Senior Bella Woodard had six block assists.

Up Next

The Tartans will continue the UAA Round Robin and face Brandeis University September 27 at 10:00 a.m.