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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Bewick
3
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 15-5,10-2 SAC
0
Lincoln Memorial LM 7-15,3-9 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
15-5,10-2 SAC
3
Final
0
Lincoln Memorial LM
7-15,3-9 SAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 25 25 25 (3)
Lincoln Memorial LM 16 21 16 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Bewick Records 1,000th Career Dig as Bears Cruise Past LMU

HARROGATE, TENN. – In their second trip to the state of Tennessee in a week, the Bears easily dispatched of Lincoln Memorial 3-0 on Tuesday night. In the victory, senior libero Rachel Bewick recorded her 1,000th career dig, one match after setting the record for most digs in a game with 42. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Lincoln Memorial 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (15-5, 10-2 SAC) | Lincoln Memorial (7-15, 3-9 SAC)
Location: Mary Mars Gym

STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • Bewick entered the match with 999 career digs and got her 1,000th in the middle of the first set. The conference leader in digs/set would finish with 18 in the three-set win and her 5.72 digs/set rank ahead of Ully Martins' 5.49. Bewick has 20 fewer total digs than Martins despite playing five less matches. 
  • Ashley Hawkins led the Bears with 12 kills and added seven digs. Hawkins has recorded double-digit kills in four straight.
  • Braelyn Faust had nine kills and hit a team-high .538. Faust added five blocks on the night and had six kills on six attempts in the first set-and-a-half.  
  • Colette Romp had seven kills and added four blocks and a pair of digs and Taylor Prall finished with seven kills and 12 digs. 
  • Mackenzie Hulsey recorded 23 assists and had nine digs while Helen Hamilton dished out 10 assists. 
  • LR hit .237 as a team and held Lincoln Memorial to .068 hitting, the third-worst hitting percentage by an LR opponent this season. 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • This is the fastest a Lenoir-Rhyne team has reached 10 wins in conference (in 12 matches) since 2006 when they started 10-1 in league play.
  • The Bears recorded 17 kills in the third set, the third-most in a single set this season. 
  • This is LRs first win at Lincoln Memorial since 2017.
  • The Bears are now 19-13 all-time against LMU but just 7-9 in Harrogate. 
  • Out of the 15 wins by LR this season, only four have come in three sets. 
  • This wraps up a 10-game stretch away from home for the Bears. LR went 7-3 in that span. 
UP NEXT: LR will return home for the first time since Oct. 2 when they host Catawba on Friday at 5 p.m.
 
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