GREENEVILLE, TN - The Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team picked up a convincing 3-0 win at Tusculum on Friday evening. 

The Bears were led by the defensive heroics of Hadley Prince, who set a new 3-set career high with 27 digs, only two away from her Lenoir-Rhyne career high. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Tusculum 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (17-5, 11-3 SAC), Tusculum (8-13, 6-9 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. I Shuford Arena

STORY OF THE MATCH: 

• The  Bears attempted to pull away in the opening set but the Pioneers kept it close, cutting it to 24-23. 
• Averie Dale had a solo block to seal the set one win and prevent it from becoming a marathon like last week's 38-36 first set.
• Up 9-5 in set two, an Emmie Modlin kill ignited a 13-1 Lenoir-Rhyne run to pull away. 
• Lenoir-Rhyne used three blocks from Dale to jump out to a 7-1 lead in the third set. 
• Tusculum fought back, going on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to one.
• A 15-3 run from Lenoir-Rhyne silenced any chance of a Pioneers comeback.
• Emmaleigh Allen nearly had a double-double with 10 kills and nine digs.
• Averie Dale led with five blocks while Sydney Karjala and Alicia Barbarito each had 17 assists.
• Hadley Prince was tops with 27 digs while Addison Vary had 12. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Hadley Prince has 55 digs in two games against Tusculum.
• Kayli Cleaver is now eight kills away from 1000 on her career.
• Head coach Nicole Barringer now has 81 career wins at Lenoir-Rhyne, one more than at her previous coaching stop. William Peace. 

UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will be back in the 'Shu on Tuesday when they host the Catawba Indians. Catawba currently sports a record of 8-10 (5-8 SAC) and fell to Anderson 3-1 yesterday. These two teams have faced off once this year, a 3-0 Lenoir-Rhyne win in Hickory on September 23rd. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.