SPARTANBURG, S.C.-Three Camels ended the night with double-digit kills as Campbell raced past USC Upstate, 3-1 (21-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-23) in Atlantic Sun volleyball action Friday night inside the Hodge Center.

The Camels move to 9-5 on the year with a 4-1 A-Sun mark, while USC Upstate falls to 3-12 and 0-7 in league play with its 10^th consecutive loss. Campbell is now 3-2 all-time against the Spartans, grabbing its first win in Spartanburg after falling in its previous two tries.

Continuing on its A-Sun streak, CU is off to its best conference start since 2000, when CU went 5-1 to begin league play. The last time Campbell won four straight conference matches was 2001, when the Camels took five in a row, including four regular season matches and one A-Sun Tournament win. The streak was part of a 6-0 run from Nov. 2-16 of that year.

The Camels have also reached nine wins the fastest since 1998. Campbell reached the mark with 14 tries this season, while grabbing victories in 11 games in '98, when the squad finished 25-7 and 8-1 in A-Sun play.

Junior outside hitter Emily Werner fueled the Camels with 12 kills on 27 attempts against the Spartans without an error for a .444 attack rate. The errorless night was Werner's fourth of her career and third of the season, accomplishing the feat first against Davidson in the North Carolina State Classic (5-0-15), then against Stetson at home (6-0-12). Werner tallied a career-high kill mark without an error a year ago, when the Sarasota, Fla. native posted a 16-0-35 line for a .457 clip against Stetson at home. The junior also earned a double-double for the fourth time this year and the 16^th time of her career with 12 digs against USC Upstate.

Also with double-figure kills was junior right side hitter Caroline Hammersley, who recorded 11 scores on 23 attempts with only one error for a season-best .435 hitting percentage. Hammersley also added season bests with nine digs and four blocks. Junior outside hitter Allyson Goldbach matched with 11 kills as well, hitting the mark on 31 attempts. Goldbach added 10 digs and a pair of aces, registering the third double-double of her Campbell career.

Senior middle blocker Ashley Weers ended the night with nine kills and five blocks, including three assisted and two solo, the Littleton, Colo. native's ninth multi-block match of the season. Junior middle Caitlin Bendy led the Camels with six blocks, tallying five assisted and one solo. Bendy added six kills in the win. Junior setter Paige Tortorello, meanwhile, recorded 29 assists with five digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Lauren Garza collected 15 digs.

The Camels' 54 kills, 151 attempts, 50 assists and 65 digs were all four-set highs for Campbell this season. With 11.0 total team blocks, Campbell has registered double-digit blocks for the third consecutive match, and the sixth time this year.

Junior outside hitter Erin Jacobsen led the Spartans with 13 kills and three blocks. Freshman outside hitter Paige Weiland posted 12 kills while sophomore middle Morgan Thomas added 10 scores. Weiland recorded 11 digs for USC Upstate, while junior libero Megan Healey paced the Spartans defensively at 16 digs. Rookie setter Emily Sanders added a double-double in the loss, recording 28 assists and 14 digs.

The Camels began the match with three straight points, including two kills from Weers. The Spartans would battle back, however, taking their first lead at 15-14, on the way to a 25-21 win. Goldbach hammered five kills in the set, while Weers posted four scores for the Camels. Tortorello also notched 12 assists in the opening frame. Jacobsen led the Spartans with five kills with Sanders tallying seven assists and seven digs.

After USC Upstate took a 4-2 lead in the second set, the Camels stormed back, taking an 8-5 lead into a Spartan timeout. Campbell continued its run after the stoppage, wrapping a 9-0 streak around the break to lead 12-5. Leading by as many as, 13, the Camels pulled the contest even with a 25-13 score. Werner tagged four kills in the set, while Weers added three scores and three blocks. Sophomore setter Hope Leatigaga posted eight assists and one block to help force the knot.

After trailing 6-5 in the third frame, Campbell managed another run, posting a 10-2 assault that included three kills from Hammersley to give CU a 15-8 advantage. Though the Spartans would threaten late in the set, bringing the game to a 23-all tie, a pair of Hammersley kills shut the door for the Camels with a 25-23 win. The Camels hit .342 in the third frame, clocking 17 kills, while the Spartans managed only a .200 rate. Hammersley ended the stanza with eight kills and one block, while Tortorello tallied 14 assists. Jacobsen led the USC Upstate attack in the set with five kills and two blocks.

In the fourth frame, the Camels and the Spartans were again locked in a tight battle, forcing nine ties in the final set. Campbell finally ended the contest after locking up for the last time, at 23-all, as Bendy and Hammersley blocked a Spartan attack, and Goldbach followed with a kill to give the Camels a 25-23 win.

The Camels will travel to Johnson City, Tenn. tomorrow, taking on East Tennessee State at 3 p.m.