Mount Olive fought off one match point and had a chance to force a fourth set, but the Trojans fell to Coker 25-19, 25-15, 27-25 in Conference Carolinas women's volleyball Tuesday at Kornegay Arena. Erika Conner notched her second double-double of the season with match highs of 12 kills and 16 digs.

After dropping the first two sets, Mount Olive (4-7 overall, 1-3 Conference Carolinas) rode the serving of Lauren Lee and Charnel Austin for a 9-1 run and an 11-6 lead in the third set. Coker (6-5, 3-1) rallied to tie the set 13-13 after a four-point run that included three blocks by Hannah Vadakin and an ace by Samantha Celek.

Kills by Conner and Dezirae Mackey helped the Trojans build the lead back to 21-17, but three straight kills by Coker's Katie McElveen put the Cobras on top 24-23, their first lead since 5-4. A Coker attack error saved a match point and Keri Nolan's kill put Mount Olive within a point of winning the set. But after a Coker side out, McElveen's kill put the Cobras back on top and an attack error ended the match.

Coker scored the first four points of the opening set and Mount Olive never got any closer than three the remainder of the set. In the second set, McElveen served back-to-back aces during an 8-0 run to break a 2-2 tie and put Coker ahead to stay.

Laura Vega recorded 19 assists for Mount Olive, while Mackey and Carly White had seven kills apiece. Destiny Ma'ave Kuewa had both Trojan service aces, back-to-back in the first set. Mackey and Talita Rocha tallied three blocks apiece. Conner's 16 digs were a career high.

McElveen led a balanced Coker attack with seven kills. Kelly Stine recorded 17 assists and a match-high four aces, while Samantha Celek added 11 assists and two aces. Vadakin had a match-high five blocks.

Mount Olive returns to action Friday as the Trojans play host to Queens in a Conference Carolinas match-up. Match time is 7 p.m. at Kornegay Arena. Coker plays host to Lenoir-Rhyne Friday at 7 p.m. in a non-conference contest.