HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team cruised to a 3-0 sweep of Catawba inside Shuford Gymnasium on Friday night. The win pulls the Bears above .500 in league play at 3-2 and brings their season mark to 9-3. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Catawba 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-3, 3-2 SAC) | Mars Hill (5-9, 1-2 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Gymnasium
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•    For the second consecutive match, junior Hannah Houston paced the Bears with a match-high 11 kills. Houston, who finished with a career-high 17 kills in LR's 3-2 win over Mars Hill on Tuesday night, also led LR with a .345 hitting percentage. 
•    For the fourth time this season, senior Angelica Arroyo finished with double-digit kills, posting an even 10 on the night. Arroyo added eight digs and a service ace.
•   Senior setter Jessica Funk handed out 33 assists on the night and finished with a double-double, adding 10 digs. Funk was instrumental in the Bears closing out the third set as she served four straight crucial points down the stretch. 
•   LR's .265 hitting percentage as a team was their second-best mark on the year. The Bears hit .300 in a three set win over Fayetteville St. on Sept. 1.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    The win puts LR in fourth place in the league standings, one game ahead of tomorrow's opponent Queens. 
•    Of Lenoir-Rhyne's nine wins this season, six have come in straight-sets.   

UP NEXT:
LR's returns to action tomorrow afternoon when they host Queens at 2 p.m.