SAN ANTONIO, Texas. - Covenant began its weekend with a battle against Eastern. The Eagles took it to the Scots, sweeping them in three sets. 

Final:  Covenant 0, Eastern 3
Records: Covenant (4-3), Eastern (7-1)

FIRST SET:

• Behind two attack errors and two kills, the Eagles raced out to a 4-0 lead. 
• Another 4-0 run for Eastern pushed its lead to 11-3.
• Covenant fought back to make it 12-9 on a 5-0 run that included two service aces by Kelsey Carman.
• Three points is as close as Covenant would get the remainder of the set as the Eagles extended their lead and won 25-15. 

SECOND SET:

• Kills from Carman, Kayley Shanfelt, and Hannah Mathis got Covenant going in set two, but it trailed 6-4. 
• A 3-0 run capped off by a Cali Sandhoff kill tied the set at nine. 
• The two teams went back-and-forth as an Eagles attack error kept the set tied at 15.
• Eastern ended the set on a 10-1 run to take the set 25-16.

THIRD SET: 

• Two of Covenant's first eight points were service aces from Carman and Sarah Jennings, but it was behind 9-8.
• Back-to-back attack errors by Eastern kept Covenant in it 13-11.
• The Scots kept battling as a kill from Scarlett Martz cut the lead to one point at 16-15. 
• After the Eagles pushed the lead to five points, the Scots went on a 4-0 run with kills from three different players to put the score at 21-20. 
• Eastern ended the match strong as three points in a row ended the set at 25-21 and the match. 

GAME NOTES:

• Covenant moves to 0-1 all-time against Eastern.
• Sandhoff had a strong game with a double-double tallying 13 digs and 10 assists. 
• Carman flirted with a double-double, posting nine kills and 10 digs. 
• Jennings totaled 13 digs for Covenant.

UP NEXT: The Scots wrap up the weekend tomorrow with matches against No. 11 Trinity and Endicott. 

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