ANDERSON, SC - The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears faced their toughest test of the season on Tuesday, heading to Anderson to take on last year's NCAA quarterfinalists. In what was a back-and-forth battle, the Bears came out on top 3-2, winning their second consecutive five-set match. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Anderson 2 (25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 12-25, 15-10)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (13-0, 3-0 SAC), Anderson (5-6, 1-2 SAC)
Location: Abney Athletic Center, Anderson, SC

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Bears used a big 7-2 run late in the first set to take a 22-17 lead.
• Averie Dale and Kayli Cleaver used big kills to close out the opening set.
• Despite an early lead, the Bears found themselves down 19-18 to the Trojans in set two.
• A Kathy Peter kills ignited a 7-4 run for the Bears, closing out the set.
• Anderson took advantage of Lenoir-Rhyne errors to take sets three and four.
• The Bears started off hot in set five, quickly going up 7-3.
• Brooke Aeschliman notched an ace to put LR up 10-4.
• A Jenna Vogen kill and a bad set from AU gave the Bears the win.
• Kathy Peter led with eight kills, while Jenna Vogen, Kylie Redfern, and Averie Dale had seven.
• Rachel Wildermuth led with 20 assists, while Vogen notched 13.
• Averie Dale set a career-high with eight blocks.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was just the second five-set match of Lenoir-Rhyne's season.
• Averie Dale has won two SAC Defensive Player of the Week awards this season.
• The Bears have won five of the last six vs. the Trojans.
• LR won despite having their lowest hitting percentage (.108) of the season.

UP NEXT: The Bears will travel to Augusta, Georgia, this weekend to take on Flagler and (RV) Augusta. First serve is scheduled for 12 p.m.