Box Score Greeneville, Tenn.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball team dropped their regular season finale on Friday night at Tusculum 3-0. Despite the loss, the Bears finished in second place in the SAC will host these same Pioneers in Hickory on Tuesday in the SAC Quarterfinals.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 0, Tusculum 3 (23-25, 17-25, 18-25)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (23-5, 14-4 SAC), Tusculum (13-13, 11-7 SAC)
Location: Pioneer Arena | Greeneville, Tn.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- The Bears took a late 22-20 lead in the opening set before the Pioneers rattled off four straight to take command of the set, eventually winning 25-23.
- Kills from four separate Bears kept set two close early, but Tusculum closed on a 15-10 run to go up 2-0.
- The Bears were down big early in the third before a 7-0 run capped off by a Jenna Vogen kill cut the deficit to 17-14.
- Tusculum closed strong, scoring eight of the final 12 points to take the match.
- Jenna Vogen, Averie Dale, and Kayli Cleaver each had eight kills for the Bears.
- Rachel Wildermuth led with a season high 25 assists, while Hadley Prince led with 19 digs.
- Lenoir-Rhyne hit just .128, compared to .258 for the Pioneers.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The Bears will be the second seed in the SAC Tournament, which starts on Tuesday night.
- The is Lenoir-Rhyne's fourth straight loss to the Pioneers.
- With her eight kills tonight, Kayli Cleaver finished with an exact 300 on the season.
UP NEXT: The Bears will host a home game on Tuesday night for the SAC Quarterfinals. Lenoir-Rhyne will see Tusculum once again as the Pioneers will be the No. 7 seed and travel to Hickory. First serve will be announced at a later date.
