Savannah, Ga. - The Lenoir-Rhyne University Volleyball Team (2-2) split its first four matches this past weekend at the Pirate Classic at the Arts & Recreation Center.

Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Limestone 1
The Bears defeated the Saints by scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-19 in its season opener Friday afternoon.

L-R was led by junior outside hitter Katelin Wensley (Advance, N.C.) with 13 kills while junior setter Meredith Lutz (Newton, N.C.) added 29 assists in the win.

Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore return specialist Kaitlyn Burton (Mills River, N.C.) added a near double-double - 17 assists and nine digs - in the triumph.

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Armstrong Atlantic State 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 2
The Pirates rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take the final two sets in route to the win by scores of 25-27, 25-11, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-9 Friday night.

Freshman outside hitter Whitney Brinkley (Asheville, N.C.) tallied a team-high 11 kills for the Bears in the losing effort.

For the Pirates, Jessica Santaniello (Boca Raton, Fla.) led the way with a match-high 16 kills while Ashley Seal (Orlando, Fla.) finished with 46 assists in the losing effort.

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Alabama-Huntsville 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
The Bears?fell to 1-2 on the year as the Chargers prevailed 25-15, 21-25, 26-24 and 26-24.

Wensley led Lenoir-Rhyne with a team-high 15 kills while Burton added 18 assists and nine digs despite the loss.

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Lenoir-Rhyne 3, USC Aiken 1
L-R improved its record to 2-2 on the year and left the tournament with a win over the Lady Pacers by scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-16 and 25-16.

Lenoir-Rhyne senior outside hitter Brooke Christenbury (Statesville, N.C.) finished with a team-high 13 kills while Lutz added a double-double (22 assists and 11 digs) for the Bears en route to the win.

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Lenoir-Rhyne next competes in the Tusculum Invitational this weekend with four matches beginning with Francis Marion (9:00 a.m.) and Lees-McRae (3:00 p.m.) on Friday.