Macon, GA - The Knights hosted William Carey University and Loyola-New Orleans in their first home conference weekend of the season. The Knights were 1-10 all-time against the Crusaders and 1-11 all-time against the Wolfpack going into the weekend.

Friday - William Carey University

The match started off slow as the Knights would lose the first three points of the set. The Knights would close the gap to 4-3 before the Crusaders would win another three straight points. The Knights and Crusaders would stay close as the Knights would get the set to 17-15 before the Crusaders would pull away and win the first set 25-17. The second set was much of the same story as the Crusaders would again win the first three points of the set and would go on to be up by as much as ten points before the Knights would try and close the gap but would not have enough time as the Knights would lose the second set 25-16. The Knights got off to a better start in the third set, getting out to a 5-3 lead, before going up 17-10 in the middle of the third set. The Knights would let the Crusaders back into the match with 7 straight points and the set would be tied at 17-17. The Knights would regain the momentum with three straight points and take the third set 25-23. The Knights and Crusaders would trade points at the start of the fourth set before the Crusaders would win six straight points to take a 12-6 lead in the set that would prove to be the difference as the Knights would lose the set 25-20 and lose the match. Leaders for the Knights included: Stephanie Burke with 10 kills, Brooke Norwood with 27 assists, and Alia Gomez with 16 digs

Saturday - Loyola-New Orleans

The Knights were back on Saturday as they faced the Wolfpack who were receiving votes in the latest NAIA poll. The Knights came out looking for the upset as both teams would trade points until the Knights would win three straight points to take a 6-3 lead in the set before the Wolfpack would come back with four straight points of their own. The Knights would continue to keep the set close as both teams would trade the lead down the stretch before the Wolfpack would edge out the Knights with the 25-22 set. The Knights would start off the second set slowly as they were down 4-0 to begin before closing the gap to 5-4. The Knights would take a lead in the set after winning four straight points to go up 9-8 in the set as both teams would again trade points and the lead before the Wolfpack would string together some runs to win the second set 25-16. The energy the Knights had in the first two sets was no where to be found in the third set as Loyola would again jump out to a 4-0 lead and the Knights were unable to answer as the Knights would never hold the lead in the third set and go on to lose the set 25-15. Leaders for the Knights included: Burke with seven kills, Norwood with 23 assists, and Gomez with 18 digs.

The Knights will be back in action on Friday, October 1st as they head on the road to take on the Toppers of Blue Mountain College. The match is set for a 6 PM start.