HICKORY, N.C.  – The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team ended its three-game losing streak with a decisive 3-0 sweep of Coker on Thursday night inside Shuford Gymnasium. With the win, the Bears improve to 6-1 at home.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Coker 0
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (13-6, 7-5 SAC) | Coker (10-9, 2-8)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Gymnasium
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•    The Bears built a big lead in the first set but Coker clawed back, erasing an 18-9 deficit to even the score at 23. However, the Bears scored the last two points of the set to come away with the 1-0 lead. 
•   LR would take the next two sets 25-19 and 25-15 to complete the sweep. 
•   LR featured a balanced attack as three players (Jaclyn Denny, Hannah Houston and Taylor Prall) each finished with nine kills. Denny led the trio with a .500 hitting percentage on the evening.
•   Helen Hamilton recorded a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs and fellow freshman Ashley Hawkins had a career-high five service aces. 
•   As a team, LR held a 7-1 advantage in blocks and an 8-1 lead in aces. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    Five of LR's six home wins on the season have come by a final score of 3-0. The only home win that lasted longer than three sets was a five-set victory over Queens on September 22. 
•    The Bears are second in the South Atlantic Conference with 115 service aces on the year. 

UP NEXT:
LR is right back in action tomorrow night as they host the conference-leading Wingate Bulldogs at 7 p.m. The Bears will attempt to hand Wingate their first loss of the season as the Bulldogs sport a perfect 17-0 mark.