HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team attempted a comeback from two sets down, but ultimately fell to Mars Hill in four sets (25-22, 25-19, 14-25, 25-13). The Railsplitters dropped to 5-3 (0-2 South Atlantic Conference) with the loss, while the Lions improved to 5-1 (1-0 SAC) on the year.

Set 1: Mars Hill 25-17
The first set started out fairly even up until 7-7.  The Lions pulled out to a 4-point lead and never looked back. MHU extended the lead to 7 and won by 8 (25-17).   Kristen Moehring's six kills and Olivia Snyder's four digs led LMU.

Set 2: Mars Hill 25-17
Lincoln Memorial came out strong to begin the second set with a 7-4 lead.  MHU would fight back and take the lead at the halfway point, 15-12.  They would extend the lead to five and eventually pull away to win by eight (25-17).  Ketura Margaret led the Railsplitter offense with four kills and the defense had Megan Maier with four digs.

Set 3: Lincoln Memorial 25-22
LMU got out to a slow start down early at 5-10, but fought their way back and catch the Lions at 19-19 with a service ace by Megan Maier.  The Lady Railsplitters would pass and pull away from MHU for a 25-22 win.   Ketura Margaret put down six kills during the set with Kendall Wellen getting four. Olivia Snyder collected six digs with Kristen Moehring and Ketura Margaret getting four each.

Set 4: Mars Hill 25-23
The fourth set was fairly even until the halfway point when MHU pulled ahead by three.  LMU came back to take a one point lead 19-18.  The Lions responded with a three point run to take a 21-19 lead.  LMU tried to get the lead back but ran out of time, 25-23.  Kristen Moehring had seven kills on nine attacks (.778) and Moehring and Olivia Snyder combined for five digs.

Stat of the Match
Mars Hill out hit LMU .363 to .244.

Inside the Box Score
- Moehring posted 18 kills (.500 hitting percentage), seven digs and a block.
- Margaret had 17 kills and seven digs and three block assists.
- Olivia Snyder had 15 digs.
- Amanda Lisi registered 32 assists and five digs.

Up Next
The Railsplitters travel to Greenwood, SC, for their final preseason tournament this coming weekend.  The Lady Railsplitters will face North Greenville, Fayetteville State, Barton, and host Lander.