Box Score Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team came up short in a 3-0 loss at Newberry on Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Bears drop under .500 on the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Newberry 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (2-3, 2-3 SAC) | Newberry (3-1, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Eleazer Arena

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Lenoir-Rhyne was held to a .178 hitting percentage, while the Wolves hit .259 as a squad including a .405 clip in the first set
• Newberry had 11 service aces in the contest and held the Bears to just two
• Rachel Bewick led Lenoir-rhyne with 13 digs and Parkley Hennings (10) and Rachel Delcamp (10) also finished in double figures
• Braelyn Faust had eight kills and Taylor Walton had seven. Colette Romp added six in the balanced Bear attack
• Helen Hamilton dished out 13 assists
• Taylor Hall led Newberry with 12 kills and Avery Webb had 32 assists

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• All five matches for Lenoir-Rhyne this season have been decided by a 3-0 final score
• This match is just the second road match of the season for LR. After two more at home, the Bears will play five of the first seven matches at home
• Watlon has 17 kills in her two matches played and is second on the squad with 2.83 kills/set
• The 11 service aces allowed by the Bears are the most in a match this season. The previous high was five against Mars Hill on 2/26

UP NEXT:  The Bears will be off until next Friday when they host Carson-Newman at 7 p.m.