Erika Conner and Carly White had 13 kills apiece to help Mount Olive rally from a two-set deficit, but Queens held on for a 25-13, 25-19, 21-25, 25-27, 15-10 victory over the Trojans in Conference Carolinas women's volleyball Friday at Kornegay Arena. Conner added three aces and was among four Trojans in double figures in digs with a team-high 13.

Keri Kemp of Queens led all players with 18 kills.

Mount Olive (4-8 overall, 1-4 Conference Carolinas) used a 10-1 run in the third set as back-to-back kills by Keri Nolan gave the Trojans a 16-8 lead. Queens (8-4, 3-0) scored the next five points, the last two on double blocks by Brittany Harvey and Lindsey Everhart. The Royals came back to tie the set 21-21, but Talita Rocha's kill broke the tie and Destiny Ma'ave Kueva served an ace on set point as Mount Olive scored the final four points of the set.

A pair of kills and an ace by Conner helped Mount Olive jump out to a 5-1 lead in the fourth set, but the Trojans would have to stave off a series of comebacks by Queens. After Rocha's kill gave Mount Olive a 12-7 lead, Everhart's kill capped a five-point run for Queens to tie the set. Ma'ave-Kuewa's second ace of the match highlighted a run of six unanswered points to give the Trojans their biggest lead of the set at 18-12, but Queens rallied to tie the set 23-23. The Royals fought off two Trojan set points before Conner's kill and a Queens attack error enabled Mount Olive to tie the match and force a fifth set.

Queens scored the opening point of the fifth set on Avery Moore's ace and the Royals built the lead to 11-7. Kills by White and Conner cut the margin in half, but that was as close as Mount Olive would get. Harvey and Everhart combined on a block on match point to end the Trojans' comeback.

A 15-4 run in the first set turned a one-point margin into a double-digit advantage for Queens. Mount Olive rallied from an early four-point deficit to take a 10-8 lead in the second set, but a five-point Queens run broke a 14-14 tie and put the Royals ahead to stay.

Lee and Nicole Sparks recorded 11 digs apiece for Mount Olive, while Ma'ave-Kuewa added 10 digs. Laura Vega tallied a season-high 42 assists and came within two digs of giving the Trojans a fifth player in double figures. White had a team-high five blocks to go with two aces. Rocha added four blocks.

Harvey had a match-high nine blocks for Queens, which scored 14 points off of blocks. Moore, one of two Royals setters, finished with 25 assists to go with 15 digs and a match-high four aces. Jocelyn Kellinger led all players with 17 digs. Kemp was the only Queens player in double figures, but four other Royals had at least seven kills.

Mount Olive was seeking its first two-set deficit comeback since rallying from two sets down in a five-set win over Lees-McRae September 25, 2009.

Mount Olive turns around and hits the road Saturday as the Trojans travel to Misenheimer, N.C., to take on Pfeiffer in Conference Carolinas action. Match time is 1:30 p.m. Queens plays at Barton Saturday at 2 p.m. in a Conference Carolinas match-up.