MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College Volleyball (8-18) closed out the Peach Belt Conference (PBC)/South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Crossover Saturday at the Centennial Center with a pair of losses. The Bobcats lost to Carson-Newman University (14-10) and Lincoln Memorial University (7-14), both in four.

Against Carson-Newman, the Bobcats took the first set 25-16, thanks in large part to a blistering .311 hitting percentage. The Eagles made adjustments from there, taking the final three 25-20, 25-14 and 25-16.

Freshman Ally Hall (Cumming) led the attack with 13 kills, adding 13 digs for her ninth double-double. Senior setter Lauren Talele (Woodstock) had a 38-assist, 11-dig double-double, third straight.

Graduate student Sarah Stewart (Savannah) paced the defensive effort, bringing up 19 digs. Sophomore libero Bella DeSalvo (Hamilton, Ohio) added 16.

In match two, the Bobcats again nabbed the first set, 26-24, staving off a pair of three-point runs late for the Railsplitters. LMU outlasted GC 28-26 in the second, then continued from there with a 25-20 and 25-17 for the win.

Stewart led the attack this time, posting 16 kills and three aces for 19 team points. She added 13 digs for her 12^th double-double of the season. Hall was forced into the setter role due to injury, responding to the new role with a 31-assist, 18-dig double-double.

DeSalvo brought up a game-high 30 digs, with Hall adding 18, Stewart 13 and freshman Lexy Taylor (Duluth) pulling in a career-best 11.

With 46 total digs over today's two matches, DeSalvo now has 579 in her career, passing both Caroline Ham (2015) and Miller Howard (2016) to take ninth in school history. Up next is Nicole Cohen (2019) with 620.

The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., traveling to USC Aiken.

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