HICKORY, N.C. -- The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team earned their 19th win of the year and wrapped up a four-game home stand with a sweep of Limestone on Tuesday night. The Bears have now won 14 straight over the Saints and haven't lost to Limestone at home since Oct. 20, 1984.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Limestone 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (19-6, 13-1 SAC), Limestone (8-9, 6-8 SAC)
Location: Shuford Arena

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• LR earned the sweep with wins of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-19 and moved to 13-1 in league play. 
• The Bears were led by 14 kills from Aasia McNeill who hit .355 on the night and added 10 digs for a double-double.
• Moving into the starting lineup for the first time in her career, sophomore Adair Rodemaker was second on the team with 11 kills and added three digs and a block.
• Kathy Peter was solid across the board with nine kills, a .471 hitting percentage, three blocks and three digs. 
• Freshman Sydney Karjala had 37 assists and 11 digs and Lyndsie Warren led the Bears with 14 digs. 
• LR held a 47-32 advantage in kills on the night and 57-40 edge in digs. The Bears out hit Limestone .298 to .200. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Bears 14 game winning streak over Limestone is the longest active streak against any DII opponent.
• The Bears and Saints went to five sets in Gaffney earlier this season. 
• LR is now 10-2 at home this year and improve to 40-10 in SAC play over the past two-and-a-half years.   
• The past four LR victories have come in straight sets.  

UP NEXT: LR will hit the road for the first time since Oct. 14 when they travel to Catawba on Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. match.