EMORY, Va..--
Kathy Peter tallied 19 kills and hit .586 to help the Bears avoid an upset bid at Emory & Henry on Friday night. The Bears grabbed wins in the first two sets but the Wasps rallied to force a fifth set that LR won 15-12.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Emory & Henry 2
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (15-5, 9-1 SAC), Emory & Henry (6-11, 2-7 SAC)
Location: John Rutledge King Center
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- The Bears took the first two sets rather convincingly, winning by counts of 25-14 and 25-17 to grab the 2-0 lead.
- However, the hosts wouldn't go down easily and forced a fifth set with a 25-20 win in the third frame and a 25-22 victory in the fourth.
- LR used an early 4-0 run to take a 4-1 advantage in the fifth set and extended the advantage to 9-2 on a kill by Taylor Osborne.
- Up 11-4, the Bears would have to hold off one more run from the Wasps. E & H cut the lead to 13-11 and 14-12 before the Bears finished it off with Peter's 19th kill of the night.
- Aasia McNeill had 14 kills and 12 digs and Emmaleigh Allen had 14 kills and 13 digs. Cheyenne Clonch added 11 kills and three blocks.
- Sydney Karjala dished out 51 assists and had 14 digs to give LR three players with double-doubles.
- On top of her 19 kills, Peter added six digs and three blocks while Lyndsie Warren chipped in with 15 digs.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- This was the first-ever trip for LR to Emory & Henry.
- The Bears are now 2-0 against the Wasps in program history and will take on Emory & Henry in the regular season finale on Nov. 8.
- Peter is up to 175 kills on the season and 91 total blocks. Her 1.20 blocks/set so far this year rank eighth in a single-season in program history.
- LR has won four straight and improves to 8-4 in games away from Hickory and 6-3 in true road games.
UP NEXT: LR will have a short break as they finish out a three match week with a contest against UVA Wise on Saturday at 2 p.m. Following that, the Bears will return home for four straight.
