Greeneville, Tenn. – The Tusculum Volleyball Team (13-9, 8-4) swept Lenoir-Rhyne (8-9, 4-7), 3-0, in a South Atlantic Conference contest Friday night at Pioneer Arena.  Tusculum, which avenged an earlier loss to Lenoir-Rhyne, won by scores of 25-22, 25-22 and 25-13.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tusculum 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-13)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-9, 4-7 SAC), Tusculum (13-9, 8-4 SAC)
Location: Pioneer Arena | Greeneville, Tenn.
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•      Lenoir-Rhyne senior outside hitter Brooke Redmond (Statesville, N.C.) finished with eight kills and 14 digs while junior setters Jessica Funk (East Bend, N.C.) and Bailey Cloninger (Hickory, N.C.) added 17 and 11 assists, respectively, in the setback.
•      Tusculum was led by Cassie Born (Horse Shoe, N.C.) with 16 kills while Shannon Murphy (Tinley Park, Ill.) added a double-double – 46 assists and 10 digs – in the victory.  

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•      The Bears swept the Pioneers earlier in the year at home.
•      LR lost its seventh straight match to a league opponent.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne next travels to Salisbury, N.C., to take on Catawba in a South Atlantic Conference match Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  Tusculum hosts Catawba on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m.