Hickory, N.C. --  The Bears move to 4-0 with an intense 3-1 victory over Anderson in a loud Shuford Arena on Tuesday night. The Bears dropped the first set but rattled off three straight victories to grab their fourth straight win. Cheyenne Clonch led the way with a career-high 14 kills and hit .458 in the win. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Anderson 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-3, 4-0 SAC), Anderson (10-2, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Shuford Arena  

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Bears jumped out to leads of 4-0 in the first and 3-0 in the second and third sets. However, the guests had the answer in the opening stanza, rattling off 11 of 12 points after LR led 8-4. An attack error by the Bears clinched the set for Anderson and an early 1-0 edge.
• LR hit .285 in the second set and took a 25-19 victory. A service ace by Parkley Hennings gave the Bears the win and evened the contest at 1. 
• LR once again ran out to a quick lead in the third set and pushed it to as large as five at 16-11. However, Anderson would have a rally in them and drew within one at 19-18. Taylor Osborne notched a kill and Aasia McNeill had back-to-back kills as LR extended the lead to 22-19 and would eventually come away with a 25-21 win to take the 2-1 lead.
• Anderson would grab the upper hand in the fourth set, running out to a 12-8 advantage. The Bears also faced a 19-16 deficit but three straight points, capped by a block by Osborne, pulled it even at 19. LR grabbed a 21-20 lead before the teams traded the next five points. 
• With it tied at 23, Clonch and Emmaleigh Allen notched consecutive kills to seal the victory as the home crowd helped LR finish the night. 
• Allen, the reigning SAC Offensive Player of the Week, had 13 kills and 13 digs.
• McNeill finished with 11 kills and also had 13 digs. 
• Kathy Peter had nine kills and seven blocks while Sydney Karjala had 49 assists, 15 digs, three kills and two blocks. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Clonch's previous career high was 12 kills against Coker on September 5. This was her fourth double-digit kill effort on the season.
• This was the fourth straight win for LR over Anderson but the Trojans hold the all-time edge in the series 16-15. 
• The longest LR winning streak over Anderson is five straight from 2011-13. 
• Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate are the final two undefeated teams in SAC play with the Bears at 4-0 and Bulldogs at 2-0.
• This was the first home match for LR since Sept. 2. LR has won four straight at home.

UP NEXT: LR will stay at home with a Friday matchup against Catawba. First serve is set for 7 p.m.