HICKORY, N.C. –  Taylor Prall had a monster night, recording career-highs with 30 kills and 22 digs to lead Lenoir-Rhyne past Mars Hill on Tuesday evening inside Shuford Gymnasium. Prall's 30-kill effort was one shy of Michelle Baity's four-set record of 31 kills against Gardner-Webb in 2000. 

"I was frustrated coming off our loss to Tusculum on Saturday," said Prall after the match. "I was really motivated to come out and play strong and wanted to do anything it took to get us back in the win column tonight."

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Mars Hill 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-2, 4-2 SAC) | Mars Hill (5-4, 4-2 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Gymnasium

STATS OF THE MATCH:
•   On top of the strong offensive performance from Prall, the Bears 'D' stepped up in a major way. LR had a season-high 18 blocks and 100 digs. Senior Alexis Ivey finished with a career-high three solo blocks and 10 assisted blocks on the night and Hannah Houston had nine assisted blocks of her own. 
•    Helen Hamilton added a double-double with 29 assists and 17 digs for the Bears and Ashley Hawkins led LR with 26 digs. 
•    Mackenzie Hulsey finished with 19 assists, her third-highest total of her career.
•    With the Bears holding a slim 25-24 advantage in the fourth set, it was Prall who sent the home fans happy with the game-winning kill. LR saw a 24-22 advantage evaporate before storming back to take the final two points, each kills by the junior. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    LR tied their season-best with 62 kills as a team tonight and hit .217 as a squad. The Bears hit .317 as a team in the third set. 
•    The Bears are now 3-1 at home on the season and pull ahead of Mars Hill in the conference standings thanks to tonight's head-to-head victory.