WINGATE, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team traveled to No. 24 Wingate and suffered its first SAC loss of the season in a 3-0 defeat. The loss snapped LR's six match winning streak in a rematch of the NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinal from last season that the Bears won. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Wingate 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-4, 4-1 SAC) | #24 Wingate (14-1, 5-0 SAC)
Location: Cuddy Arena

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The first set was ultra-competitive with neither team holding a lead larger than three points until a late Wingate run. With the set tied at 20, the Bulldogs would rattle off four straight and staved off a late LR rally to take a 25-22 first set victory.
• The second and third sets went Wingate's way by identical counts of 25-17. 
• Wingate's balanced offense featured three players with 10 kills each. Shannon Kasparak finished with 36 assists and 16 digs.
• Colette Romp led the Bears with six kills and Bailey Carpenter added 12 digs.
• Mackenzie Husley had 16 assists and four kills for LR.
• Wingate held the Bears to just .111 hitting on the evening, the lowest of the season for LR.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• These teams entered as the only teams in the Piedmont Division without a loss.
• LR defeated Wingate twice last season, once at home and once in Anderson in the NCAA Tournament.
• Wingate just entered the national rankings at No. 24 this week.
• This ended a stretch where LR played 11 of their first 12 games away from home.

UP NEXT: LR will return to action on Friday night when they return home for just the second time this season as they host Emory & Henry ay 6 pm.