ANDERSON, S.C.-- Junior
Ashley Hawkins needed nine digs to join the 1,000 dig club at Lenoir-Rhyne and finished the match with 12 to reach four digits for her career as the Bears lost a tough five-setter at Anderson. Despite the loss, the Bears can find a positive in the fact that this was the first time since 2016 that LR took a pair of sets from Anderson.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Anderson 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 2
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-4, 5-4 SAC) | Anderson (5-2, 5-2 SAC)
Location: Abney Center
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Reigning AVCA National Player of the Week Taylor Prall finished with 25 kills to lead all players in the match.
- Colette Romp had a career-high 13 kills and added five digs.
- On top of reaching 1,000 digs, Hawkins had 12 kills and an assist.
- For the third time in the past four matches, Rachel Bewick registered 21 digs.
- The Bears trailed 21-16 and 24-18 in the fourth set. Facing elimination, the Bears went on a 6-0 run to take a 25-24 advantage.
- After trading the next five points, a pair of Anderson attack errors gave LR the 29-27 victory.
- The Bears ran out of steam in the fith set as Anderson won 15-9.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne has now lost nine straight to Anderson with seven being decided in three or four sets.
- LR is now 11-15 all-time against Anderson
- Anderson sits in second place in the standings, tied with Carson-Newman
- The Bears are now in seventh in the league standings.
UP NEXT: The Bears close out the regular season next Saturday when they travel to Catawba.
