HICKORY, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team dropped a three setter to Lander in non-conference action on Tuesday evening inside Shuford Arena. The Bearcats ran their winning streak to 17 in a row. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lander 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (16-6), Lander (21-2)
Location: Shuford Arena

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• Emmaleigh Allen led the Bears with 14 kills on the night and posted a .159 hitting percentage to go with a pair of aces and eight digs.
• Taylor Osborne had seven kills for LR and Cheyenne Clonch netted six. 
• Aasia McNeill had a team-best 12 digs. 
• The Bears played tough in the first two sets, falling by scores of 25-23 and 25-20 but ran out of steam in the third set with a 25-11 defeat. 
• Lander was led by 10 kills from Olivia Dow and 30 assists and 10 digs from Lauren Dow.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was the final non-conference contest of the year for LR. The Bears finish 6-5 against non-SAC foes. 
• Christina Aguayo registered her 1,000th career kill for Lander in the third set. 
• The Bears drop to 7-2 at home and see their seven-game home winning streak snapped. 
• This is the fourth 3-0 loss of the year for LR. 

UP NEXT: LR will continue a four-game home stand with a match against Carson-Newman on Friday night at 6 p.m.