SALISBURY, N.C.  – Senior Angelica Arroyo led the Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team to its third straight win and a season sweep of Catawba with a 16-kill performance on Friday night. Arroyo hit .387 for the match and added 11 digs for the double-double. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Catawba 0
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (15-7, 9-6 SAC) | Catawba (6-19, 2-12 SAC) 
Location: Salisbury, N.C.
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•  Arroyo fell just two kills shy of her season high despite the match only going three sets. The San Juan native has recorded double-digit kill totals in 10 of her last 12 matches and has three straight double-doubles. 
•  The Bears hit .255 as a team and held Catawba to .103, including -.027 in the final set. 
•   Madison Asher continues to be a force in the middle as the sophomore finished with a game-high seven blocks. Asher, who added eight kills, is fourth in the league with 72 total blocks on the season. 
•   The freshman duo of Helen Hamilton (30 assists) and Ashley Hawkins (17 digs) played a big part in tonight's victory and sophomore Taylor Prall added six kills.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    The Bears moved to fourth place in the congested SAC standings after handing Catawba its fifth straight loss. 
•    This is the 10th sweep of the season for the Bears.

UP NEXT:
LR is right back in action tomorrow when they travel to Queens for a 2 p.m. match. The previous contest with the Royals was a five-set thriller that saw LR emerge victorious inside Shuford Gymnasium.