MARS HILL, N.C. - Junior Hannah Houston's career night led the Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team to a 3-2 triumph over Mars Hill on Tuesday evening in South Atlantic Conference action. Houston's 17 kills on the night set a career-high for the Claremont, N.C. native who also finished with a double-double. 

WRAPUP:

Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Mars Hill 2
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-3, 2-2 SAC) | Mars Hill (7-4, 1-2 SAC)
Location: Mars Hill, N.C.
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STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Senior setter Jessica Funk led the Bears with a match-high 48 assists on the evening. 
• The Bears easily topped their season high with 97 digs as a team. The previous high was 71 in a five set win over UNC Pembroke on August 31. Freshman Ashley Hawkins led the squad with a career-high 27 digs.
• Angelica Arroyo (13), Taylor Prall (10) and Jaclyn Denny (10) all finished with double figures in kills. 
• Houston (17 kills, 11 digs), Arroyo (13, 11) and Funk (48 assists, 18 digs) all finished with double-doubles in the victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lenoir-Rhyne took sets one and three but dropped sets two and four. The Bears would rally to take the fifth and deciding set by a score of 15-9.
• The win snapped a pair of streaks. LR ended its modest three-match losing streak, while Mars Hill saw its four-game winning streak come to a close. 
• The Bears were swept by Mars Hill in 2017 but avenged those loses with tonight's victory. 
• Houston's previous career high in kills was 12 against UNC Pembroke on August 31.

UP NEXT:
The Bears return home to take on Catawba inside Shuford Gymnasium on Friday night at 7 p.m.