HICKORY, N.C. –  In their first home match in nearly a month, the Bears wasted little time dispatching of struggling UVA-Wise with a 3-0 sweep on Friday evening. The loss was the 18th straight for the Cavaliers. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, UVA-Wise 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (14-8, 9-5 SAC) | UVA-Wise (1-18, 0-15 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Gym

STATS OF THE MATCH:
•   The Bears finished with a .286 hitting percentage, which was the third highest total on the season. Taylor Prall led a balanced attack with eight kills and four other players tallied six kills on the night. 
•   Hannah Houston hit a scorching .667 for the Bears and Jackie Denny tallied a .556 hitting percentage. Madison Asher also added six kills in her two sets and two blocks. 
•   Aleksandra Barac registered a career-high six kills to go with a pair of digs and a pair of blocks. 
•   Ashley Hawkins led all players with 17 digs and Rachel Bewick finished with three aces. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    The Bears last home game came on Sept. 28, also a 3-0 LR victory.
•    LR improves to 5-2 inside Shuford Gym. 
•    The Bears sweep the season series from UVA-Wise who is in their first year in the South Atlantic Conference.

UP NEXT:
The Bears return to action on Saturday afternoon when they host Tusculum at 2 p.m.