Charnel Austin served five of Mount Olive's 14 aces and Lauren Lee recorded a match-high 10 kills as the Trojans defeated Elizabeth City State 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 in non-conference women's volleyball Tuesday at Kornegay Arena. Jordan Barnes, Montgomery Register and Nicole Sparks added two aces apiece as Mount Olive reached double-digits in aces for the fourth time and matched a season-high aces total. The win was the Trojans' sixth in their last seven matches.

An ace by Austin helped Mount Olive (6-8) score the first five points of the opening set as the Trojans jumped out to an 8-2 lead. Elizabeth City State (5-6) got as close as 19-17 after a pair of blocks by Alicia Reynolds. A kill by Register and an ace by Alysha Tyms-Burnett helped the Trojans stretch the lead to five and Carly White put home a kill in the middle on set point.

Mount Olive had to rally from four points down in the second set after Rosetta Becerra recorded all three of her service aces during a 6-0 Elizabeth City State run to give the Vikings a 13-9 lead. The Trojans were still down by four until a pair of aces by Austin and a kill by Sparks from her libero position highlighted a 7-0 run to put Mount Olive on top 19-16. Sparks served back-to-back aces on the final two points to give the Trojans a two-set lead.

Elizabeth City State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third set and still held a 10-6 advantage before a Mount Olive run put the Trojans ahead to stay. Register had an ace and a kill, while Danielle Plante added an ace and back-to-back kills to give the Trojans a 20-14 lead. Plante, who did not play until the third set, recorded kills on the final two points of the match to seal the win.

Sarah Watkins finished with nine kills for Mount Olive, while White added seven kills in two sets. Austin had 33 assists for the Trojans, while Sparks led all players with 11 digs.

Becerra led the Elizabeth City State with nine kills, while Reynolds and Kelsey Smith shared match-high honors with four blocks apiece. The Vikings finished with 11 aces as a team.

Mount Olive resumes Conference Carolinas action this weekend as the Trojans are at home for a pair of matches. Mount Olive plays host to Pfeiffer Friday at 7 p.m., then entertains Belmont Abbey Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kornegay Arena.