Hickory, N.C. - Lenoir-Rhyne honored their seniors well on Friday night, defeating Lincoln Memorial 3-0 for their 20th win of the season. 

Prior to the game seniors Emmaleigh Allen, Leah Hinceman, Hadley Prince, Kayli Cleaver, Lyndsie Warren, Adair Rodemaker, and Kendall Keaton were honored. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Lincoln Memorial  0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-19)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (20-6, 14-4 SAC), Lincoln Memorial (10-17, 6-12 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. I Shuford Arena

STORY OF THE MATCH: 

• LR opened the match with a 5-0 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 25-17 win the first set.
• Emmaleigh Allen had seven of her thirteen kills in the opening set. 
• After a first set that saw no lead changes or ties, the second set saw 12 ties and six lead changes.
• Down 21-20, the Bears closed on a 5-2 run, capped off by a Rachael Chambers kill.
• The final set was competitive but Lenoir-Ryhne was just too much, winning on a service ace from freshman Alicia Barbarito. 
• Senior Emmaleigh Allen led the way with 13 kills, followed by Kayli Cleaver's 10. 
• Hadley Prince's 13 digs were tops on the team while Rachael Chambers dominated at the net, finishing with seven total blocks. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Bears have won four in a row against LMU and lead the all-time series 23-14. 
• Lenoir-Rhyne now has 20 wins in three straight seasons for just the third time in program history. 
• The win is the 290th SAC victory all-time
• Cleaver went over the 300 kill mark on the season with her ten kills tonight. 

UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will open post season play inside the Shu on Tuesday night in the SAC Quarterfinals. The Bears will be the #3 seed in the SAC Tournament and will host #6 Tusculum in the Quarterfinals. The Bears defeated Tusculum twice in the final week of October. A 3-1 victory inside the Shu on October 28th and a sweep at Tusculum on Halloween. The first serve is scheduled for 7:00 PM.