FLORENCE, SC – Junior middleblocker Caroline Lucas pounded out 12 kills, but Francis Marion University fell in four sets (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19) to visiting University of Mount Olive, Tuesday evening (Oct. 1) in Conference Carolinas volleyball action.
 
Francis Marion will host Erskine College on Friday at 6 p.m.
 
Following Lucas was senior Kara Walker with nine kills and two service aces.  Freshman Ella Curbow added seven kills and four blocks.
 
Junior setter Mya Mendoza dished out 34 assists and dug up 13 balls for her fourth double-double of 2024.  Junior libero Katie Floyd led the Patriots with 18 digs.
 
Ashlyn Stone paced Mount Olive (6-6, 3-2) with 19 kills and 12 digs.
 
FMU captured the opening set 25-23, but the Trojans never trailed in winning set No.2.  After Mount Olive won the third set 25-15, the Patriots looked to force a fifth set.  FMU led 19-16 in the fourth set, but UMO closed out the match with a 9-0 run.