HICKORY, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball is on fire, as a sweep of UVA-Wise give them their sixth straight victory.
Jenna Vogen and
Averie Dale had nine kills each in this rare Monday night contest. Lenoir-Rhyne has not dropped a set since they took down Lincoln Memorial 3-1 on October 5th. The Bears will now head to Carson-Newman for a key SAC contest on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: (RV) Lenoir-Rhyne 3, UVA-Wise (25-17, 25-16, 25-21)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (19-1, 10-1 SAC), UVA-Wise (9-10, 3-7 SAC)
Location: Shuford Arena
I Hickory, N.C.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- The Bears raced out to a 3-0 lead in the opening set and never looked back en-route to a 25-17 set victory.
- The first set was won behind four kills each from Brooke Aeschliman and Averie Dale.
- Kayli Cleaver had four kills in the second set as LR used an 11-2 run to erase an 11-7 deficit and take set two 25-16.
- The third set was the closest of the night, with Lenoir-Rhyne coming out on top 25-21. The Bears hit an incredible .325 in the last set.
- Lyndsie Warren lead the Bears with nine digs while Jenna Vogen and Sydney Karjala had eight.
- In what is a rare occurance, the Bears were not the winners at the net, as the Cavs notched eight blocks, compared to five for LR.
- Sydney Karjala had 20 assists while Rachel Wildermuth had 19 on the night.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Bears have won all 9 meetings all-time against the Cavs.
- UVA Wise has won just one of 25 sets all-time against LR.
- Brooke Aeschliman moved into fourth place in the SAC with .40 aces per set.
- Aeschliman had 16 service aces in her last eight games before tonight.
- Bears as a team had six aces on the night, including three from Hadley Prince.
- LR has not dropped a set since October 5th against Lincoln Memorial.
UP NEXT: The Bears have a key SAC match up on Friday night at Carson-Newman. The Eagles are 8-2 in the SAC and will travel to Newberry on Tuesday before the showdown with the Bears on Friday night from Jefferson City. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
