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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

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Wingate WU 24-5
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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 24-7
Wingate WU
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR
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Wingate WU 25 24 22 20 (1)
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 19 26 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Bears Down Bulldogs to Advance to Regional Final

ANDERSON, S.C. – For the second time in program history, Lenoir-Rhyne advanced to a Sweet 16 thanks to a win in the Regional Semifinal on Friday night.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
 
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Wingate 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (24-7), Wingate (24-5)
Location: Anderson, S.C. | Abney Athletic Center
 
STATS OF THE MATCH:
  • The first set was back-and-forth before the Bulldogs took the upper hand. LR was up 15-13 before an extended run by Wingate gave them a 25-19 victory. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs scored 12 of the final 16 points in the set.
  • The roles reversed in the second set as Wingate stormed out to a 12-7 lead but the Bears came roaring back. A block by Taylor Prall put LR up 16-15 which would extend to 19-17.
  • However, Wingate would answer with a 3-0 spurt to regain a one-point advantage before Ashley Hawkins evened the set at 20 with her fifth kill of the game.
  • The Bulldogs would stave off set point to even it at 24 but a Prall kill and a Rachel Bewick ace gave LR a 26-24 win to even the match at 1.
  • LR started the third set on a 7-0 run to gain the early momentum. Wingate would rally and pull even at 18 and then grab a 19-18 lead.
  • Later in the set, Wingate would lead 22-21 but LR would end the set on a 4-0 run to grab the 2-1 advantage.
  • In the fifth set, LR jumped out to a 7-3 advantage but Wingate again mounted a comeback. The Bulldogs grabbed a 15-14 lead but a 6-0 LR run erased any hopes of a comeback.
  • Emma Clark closed out the match with a game-winning kill to send LR to a 25-20 fourth-set win.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • This is the first-ever meeting between the two rivals in the NCAA Tournament.
  • Clark set an LR NCAA Tournament record with eight blocks.
  • Prall finished with a match-high 15 kills and added nine digs.
  • Bewick led LR with 26 digs and Mackenzie Hulsey handed out 36 assists and 12 digs.
  • This is the first time since 2015 that LR has beat Wingate twice in the same season.
UP NEXT: The Bears will advance to the Regional Final where they take on Augusta. First serve is set for tomorrow at 5 p.m.
 
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