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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Volleyball team
Cordin Schrum
0
Tusculum Tusc 9-16,7-11 SAC
3
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 21-6,14-4 SAC
Tusculum Tusc
9-16,7-11 SAC
0
Final
3
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
21-6,14-4 SAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Tusculum Tusc 20 25 22 (0)
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 25 27 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Bears sweep Pioneers to advance to Rock Hill

HICKORY, N.C. - Lenoir-Rhyne fought off a hard nosed Tusculum squad to win 3-0 and advance to Friday's SAC semi-finals in Rock Hill. 

Kayli Cleaver led the way with 15 kills while Emmie Modlin nearly notched a triple double with 24 assists, 12 digs, and seven kills.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Tusculum 0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-22)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (21-6, 14-4 SAC), Tusculum (9-16, 7-11 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. I Shuford Arena

STORY OF THE MATCH: 
  • Averie Dale opened the match with a kill to help propel the Bears to a quick 8-2 lead.
  • Tusculum used multiple small runs to keep it close, cutting the lead to 19-18 late.
  • An Emmie Modlin kill silenced the Tusculum faithful and Kayli Cleaver closed it out with a kill a few points later.
  • The second set saw Tusculum take it to the Bears early, eventually taking a 19-15 lead. 
  • A Rachael Chambers kill ignited an 8-2 run from Lenoir-Rhyne to take a two-point lead. 
  • The Pioneers fought back but two consecutive attack errors gave Lenoir-Rhyhe the win.
  • Tusculum didn't go out easy, forcing an early Lenoir-Rhyne timeout after going up 8-1 in set three.
  • They held a 16-9 lead before a 10-1 run from the Bears turned the game on it's head.
  • A service error from Tusculum ended their season and sent the Bears to the SAC semis.
  • Kayli Cleaver hit .412 while Averie Dale had 13 kills on a .684 hitting percentage. 
  • Emmie Modlin and Alicia Barbarito combined for 39 assists.
  • Hadley Prince led with 14 digs while Averie Dale was tops with six blocks. 
  • As a team the Bears hit .333, their fifth highest mark of the season. 
  • Tusculum hit .225, the fifth highest mark against the Bears all year.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • The Bears set a new program record with 13 home victories this season, surpassing the mark of 12 set two years ago.
  • This was the second consecutive season the Bears and Pioneers have faced off in the SAC opening round.
  • This is the third consecutive season Lenoir-Rhyne has advanced out of the SAC opening round. 
  • Averie Dale bumped up her season hitting percentage to .418, which puts her at sixth in the country and second in the SAC. 
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will now take on No. 2 seeded Anderson on Friday at 7:00 p.m. The game will take place at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center in Rock Hill, S.C. The Trojans took down Mars Hill 3-1 earlier this evening to book their ticket to the semis. The winner of Friday's match faces the winner of Carson-Newman/Wingate on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the championship. 
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