WINGATE, N.C. - Another successful Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball season has come to an end. The Bears fell 3-1 to #3 seeded Anderson in the NCAA DII Tournament second round on Friday, closing their season at 23-8.
Emmaleigh Allen led the team with 13 kills while
Emmie Modlin and
Alicia Barbarito combined for 38 assists.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Anderson 3, Lenoir-Rhyne 1 (29-27, 20-25, 25-9, 25-18)
Records: Anderson (23-7, 16-4 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (23-8, 14-4 SAC)
Location: Wingate, NC | Cuddy Arena
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Down early on, the Bears went on a late 4-0 run to tie the score at 22 in the first set.
- Lenoir-Rhyne had set point at 26-25, but a 4-1 run from Anderson gave the Trojans the 29-27 set victory.
- Hadley Prince produced back-to-back service aces to help Lenoir-Rhyne win the second set 25-20.
- Anderson dominated the third set 25-9, finishing with a .317 hitting % and just four attack errors.
- Lenoir-Rhyne responded early in the fourth set, jumping ahead 6-3.
- The Trojans did not look back after tying the match at 7, keeping the Bears an arms length away the rest of the set.
STATS OF THE GAME:
- Anderson finished with an advantage in kills (59-to-46), hitting % (.276-to-.127), and assists (57-to-43).
- There were a combined 38 block assists and solo blocks between the two teams.
- Kayli Cleaver and Averie Dale combined for 11 total blocks
- Hadley Prince led the team with 19 digs while Addison Vary collected two service aces.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- This was the fourth meeting this season between the Bears and Trojans, with each team winning twice.
- Emmaleigh Allen generated her sixth double-double this season after finishing with 13 kills and 16 digs.
- Kayli Cleaver finished the season as the team leader in kills (363) and kills per set (3.36) for the second straight season.
- The 2025 Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball Team finished with the second highest hitting % in school history at .235, just .05 away from the record held by the the 1998 squad.
- Averie Dale finished with a .399 hitting %, which ties the program's individual season record held by Michelle Baity in 1999.
- The Bears produced their third straight season with 20 or more wins and set a new program record winning 13 matches at home.
- Nicole Barringer now holds an 87-35 record in four years as the Bears' head coach.
- Barringer is the first coach in program history to lead the team to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.