HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne fell behind by seven points in the second set but scored 12 unanswered points and went on to sweep Catawba inside Shuford Gymnasium. The Bears improve to 16-5 on the season and remain one back in the loss column for first place in the league standings. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Catawba 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (16-5, 11-2 SAC) | Catawba (9-10, 6-7 SAC)
Location: Shuford Gym

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Lenoir-Rhyne cruised to a first set victory thanks to a sloppy start from Catawba. The Indians hit -.025 in the frame and committed eight attack errors as LR grabbed a 25-16 win. 
• The Bears used a huge run to grab a second set victory. Trailing 18-11, LR went on a 12-0 spurt before eventually taking the set 25-21. Catawba had leads of 6-0 and 10-2 but couldn't stop the Bears late rally. 
• LR hit .375 in the third set and cruised to a 25-13 victory. 
• Braelyn Faust finished had nine kills and hit .438 for the Bears and Taylor Prall had 12 kills and 18 digs. 
• Mackenzie Hulsey had a monster game with nine kills, 17 assists, three digs and a block. 
• Rachel Bewick had a team-high 20 digs on the night and continues to pace the league with 5.76 digs per set. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This is the eighth straight win for Lenoir-Rhyne over Catawba, with six of those coming in straight sets.
• LR hasn't played at home since beating UVA Wise on Oct. 2, a span of 27 days. In between, LR went 7-3 away from home in a 10-game road swing.
• The Bears are a perfect 6-0 inside Shuford Gym this season and own a 273-175 all-time mark at home. 
• LR now has 791 all-time wins.
• After falling behind 18-11 midway through the second set, LR would outscore Catawba 39-16 the rest of the way.
• Prall ranks second in the league with 277 kills.

UP NEXT: LR will remain at home and host Queens tomorrow at 2 p.m.