GAFFNEY, S.C..-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team pushed their winning streak to 13 in a row in the head-to-head series with Limestone thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Saints on Friday night. The teams traded the first four sets before the Bears clinched it with a 15-6 victory in the clinching set. The Bears had 21 blocks as a team and were led by 19 kills from Emmaleigh Allen and 10 blocks from Kathy Peter. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Limestone 2
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (13-5, 7-1 SAC), Limestone (6-6, 4-5 SAC)
Location: Timken Center

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• LR jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with a 25-22 win in the opening set but dropped a 25-14 decision in the second.  
• The Bears moved one step closer to moving to 7-1 in the league with a 25-19 win in the third but couldn't seal the deal in the fourth set.
• It was all LR in the fifth stanza, as the Bears jumped out to leads of 4-0 and 9-4 before closing it out 15-6. 
• The Bears only hit over .195 as a team in the fifth set where they finished with a .333 hitting percentage. 
• Aasia McNeill registered a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs and Sydney Karjala continued her standout freshman season with 45 assists and 12 digs. 
• Lyndsie Warren added 23 digs.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Bears 13-game winning streak over Limestone is their longest current winning streak against any DII opponent. 
• This is the second straight year that LR and Limestone went five sets in the Timken Center. Last year, LR erased a 2-0 deficit to come away with a 3-2 win.
• LR struggled on the serve with 17 errors but closed out the win with an ace. 

UP NEXT: LR will return to action on Tuesday when they take on Coker at 6 p.m.