CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Saint Louis captured a 25-22, 28-26, 25-23 decision over Charlotte Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference volleyball match.

Alyssa Deno led the way with a double-double, collecting 14 kills and 11 digs. Andrea Beaty tied for match-high honors with 16 kills while hitting .300 (16-4-40), and Cassie Clarke tied the match high with 13 digs while adding 27 assists and three blocks.

Carly Marcum and Carly Schumacher had five and four blocks, respectively. Lauren Baumet tallied five kills on 13 attempts with no errors (.385) and registered four blocks, while Grace Bonoma recorded 10 digs for the Billikens (13-10, 9-4 A-10).

Saint Louis trailed by seven points on four occasions in set one, the final time a 17-10 deficit, but rattled off five consecutive points to get to within two. Later, trailing 22-20, the Billikens closed the set with another 5-0 spurt that included three blocks by the tandem of Clarke and Marcum.

Charlotte (11-14, 5-8 A-10) overcame a 19-14 deficit to tie set two at 19, and six deadlocks followed. Kills by Deno and Beaty saved set points, and the Billikens scored the final three points to win the set and take a 2-0 lead in the match.

The Bills used a 7-0 spurt to take a 15-9 lead in set three, only to see the 49ers claw back to forge an 18-all tie. Four more ties ensued, but after Charlotte scored to pull even at 23, kills by Baumet and Beaty clinched the match for Saint Louis.