South Atlantic Conference · 2026 season
Carson-Newman
14–5
Overall
7–4
SAC
.220
Hitting % · 66th in D2
.175
Opponents hit · 117th in D2
92
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Southeast seed 4.6
Projected Southeast seed 4.6
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT
at Tusculum 10–5
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Digs per set17.51 · 19th in D2
- Service errors per set1.58 · 38th in D2
- Kills per set13.16 · 56th in D2
- Assists per set12.04 · 63rd in D2
Where they can be pushed
No category in the bottom third of D2.
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 2 | Kara Brantley | L/DS | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Blair Cherry | S | 63 | 50 | 168 | 0.79 | .238 | 10.2718th D2 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 2.65 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Addie Smith | MB | 63 | 131 | 339 | 2.08 | .254 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.70 | 0.94 | 2.74 |
| 5 | Emerson Ahsmuhs | OH | 63 | 267 | 757 | 4.246th D2 | .215 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.51 | 3.78 | 4.7012th D2 |
| 6 | Rachel Wagner | S | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.55 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Caroline Kantner | L/DS | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Annie Dziczkowski | OH | 61 | 176 | 505 | 2.89 | .230 | 0.11 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 1.57 | 3.48 |
| 9 | Claire Bolton | L/DS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | Josie Moody | S | 13 | 3 | 18 | 0.23 | .000 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| 11 | Maddie Hurst | OH | 54 | 117 | 324 | 2.17 | .231 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.41 | 2.53 |
| 12 | Trinity Hafey | L/DS | 63 | 2 | 14 | 0.03 | .143 | 0.76 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 3.46 | 0.30 |
| 13 | Madison Wallman | L/DS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.73 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Bella Cardello | MB | 39 | 28 | 70 | 0.72 | .214 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Emmaline Morris | MB | 39 | 49 | 127 | 1.26 | .173 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 0.18 | 1.81 |
| 16 | Abbey Boothe | MB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| 18 | Chloe Edens | L/DS | 62 | 1 | 14 | 0.02 | .071 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 2.69 | 0.34 |
| 20 | Madelyn Eslinger | L/DS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.82 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Violet Light | MB | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 | .625 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.78 |
| 23 | Megan Rine | L/DS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Charlotte Bradford | MB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won49.6% of 119
- Sideout %47.4% · all rallies 57.8%
- Point-scoring %51.6% · all rallies 47.4%
- Late kills–errorsAhsmuhs 14–5 · Dziczkowski 10–4 · Smith 8–3 · Hurst 6–5 · Morris 1–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run9 straight · 22–20 in set 3 vs. Anderson (SC) 09/11
- Longest run against7 straight · 23–25 in set 1 vs. Mars Hill 09/29
- Sets with a 5-point run22 for · 18 against · of 63
- Comeback setsdown 7, won 22–20 in set 3 vs. Anderson (SC) 09/11
down 6, won 25–23 in set 2 vs. UVA Wise 09/19
down 5, won 25–18 in set 1 vs. West Ala. 08/29 - Leads lostup 6, lost 23–25 in set 3 vs. West Ala. 08/29
Carson-Newman news
- Second half of the schedule begins with Tusculum and Mars HillOct 7
- Blair Cherry honored by Tennessee Sports Writers Association as Player of the WeekOct 6
- Record-breaking week gives way to Offensive Player of the Week honors for Blair CherryOct 5
- Ahsmuhs’ 1000th career kill in three-set win blows Wolves awayOct 2
- SAC favorites upended by Carson-Newman in five-set dogfightOct 2
Headlines from Carson-Newman athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Albany St. (GA) | 16–8 | W 3–1 25-16, 25-15, 25-27, 25-10 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Southern Wesleyan | 8–7 | W 3–0 25-18, 25-13, 25-20 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  West Ala. | 19–2 | W 3–1 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Georgia College | 4–16 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-17, 25-19 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | vs.  Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | W 3–1 25-14, 22-25, 25-16, 25-16 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Shorter | 9–9 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-14, 25-23 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | at  USC Aiken | 12–3 | L 2–3 20-25, 27-25, 16-25, 25-22, 9-15 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Lander | 4–11 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Augusta | 5–11 | W 3–2 25-16, 16-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | L 1–3 20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 12-25 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at  Newberry SAC | 11–7 | W 3–2 25-17, 16-25, 25-15, 23-25, 16-14 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs.  Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | W 3–0 25-16, 25-12, 25-23 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-23, 25-16 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | at  Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | L 1–3 17-25, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Coker SAC | 7–9 | L 2–3 16-25, 25-11, 28-26, 21-25, 8-15 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at  Wingate SAC | 10–7 | L 0–3 22-25, 19-25, 24-26 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs.  Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | W 3–2 23-25, 21-25, 27-25, 25-22, 16-14 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs. Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | W 3–2 13-25, 25-23, 24-26, 27-25, 15-10 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs. Newberry SAC | 11–7 | W 3–0 25-21, 26-24, 25-18 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | at Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | Oct 9, 5:00 PM CT 52% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | at Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | Oct 10, 1:00 PM CT 69% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | Oct 16, 6:00 PM CT 99% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | Oct 17, 1:00 PM CT 58% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | vs. Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | Oct 20, 5:00 PM CT 67% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Catawba SAC | 9–6 | Oct 23, 5:00 PM CT 90% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs.  Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | Oct 24, 11:00 AM CT 58% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | vs. Coker SAC | 7–9 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 92% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Wingate SAC | 10–7 | Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT 55% |
| Tue, Nov 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | Nov 3, 5:00 PM CT 47% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at Catawba SAC | 9–6 | Nov 6, 6:00 PM CT 84% |