BUIES CREEK, N.C.-Powered by a young offense, Campbell volleyball topped Atlantic Sun foe USC Upstate Saturday afternoon in Carter Gym, 3-2 (24-30; 30-28; 21-30; 30-24; 15-13).

The win pushes CU to 9-17 on the year and 2-7 in conference, while Upstate falls to 8-15 overall and 1-8 in the A-Sun.

Freshman Caitlin Bendy, starting in the middle, keyed the Fighting Camels offensively, hitting .458 on 13 kills and 24 attempts with only two errors. The Stony Brooke, N.Y. native also totaled 5.5 blocks (4 solo, 3 assists), two aces and two digs on the afternoon.

Elisabeth Ennis, a freshman setter, tallied 52 assists, a Campbell season high, while also picking up 13 digs, two kills, an ace, a block solo and one block assist for good measure.

Powered by Ennis' 52, the Camels also set a team season high in assists, tallying 55. With the freshman setting them up, CU's offense also registered a season high in kills, firing 63.

Also playing a major role in the victory was junior middle blocker Femi Alabi, knocking 19 kills through the Spartan defense, adding a pair of digs and one block assist.

Sophomore libero Melissa Harvey led the Fighting Camel defense with 22 digs, adding two aces and one assist. Outside hitter Emily Werner, another Campbell freshman, matched Bendy's 13 kills, while grabbing seven digs and a single ace.

Upstate's Jesicah Ambrisco, a sophomore outside hitter, and Jovana Lubura, a junior outside hitter, paired to total 32 kills and 12 digs, leading the Spartans. Middle blockers Sandra Campbell, a freshman, and sophomore Katie Downey notched double figure kills as well, with 13 and 11 respectively.

The Spartan offense collected 62 kills on the afternoon behind their two-setter attack of Morgan Bucciferro and Holly Mauldin, both sophomores. Bucciferro collected 27 assists in the loss, while Mauldin offered 23.

Freshman libero Megan Healey grabbed 20 digs for the Spartan defense.

Throughout the match, each team traded points, virtually deadlocked the entire time with 34 ties in the five-gamer.

In game one, Alabi knocked five kills and Harvey collected six digs, but the Spartan trio of Campbell, Ambrisco and Lubura killed four balls a piece, powering Upstate to the opening win, 30-24.

In the second frame, Campbell and Ambrisco paired up again with five kills each for USC Upstate, but Ennis set up 11 Fighting Camel kills, distributing to six different hitters, aiding CU in the win, 30-28. The squads traded points until the end in game two, until, tied at 28, a Spartan error and a Brandy Worlton kill gave the Camels the advantage.

Game three was owned by the Spartans, as Campbell fell 30-21. Each team knocked 11 kills on 34 attempts, but Upstate gained the advantage on 19 Fighting Camel errors.

In the fourth set, CU fell behind early, 4-0, but battled back to an 8-8 tie. The teams again, locked up for the majority of the game before a Spartan error broke a 21-all tie. Five more Fighting Camel kills and three Upstate errors gave CU the 30-24 win.