Emory, VA.- After a set-back last night, the Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team turned the page quickly with a sweep of Emory & Henry on Saturday afternoon.
The Bears were led by senior
Lola Nolasco, who had a career high eight kills on the afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Emory & Henry 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-22)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (10-5, 8-3 SAC), Emory & Henry (1-14, 0-10 SAC)
Location: Emory, VA. I Bob Johnson Court
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Down 5-3, Lenoir-Rhyne went on a 6-1 run to grab the lead.
- Morgan Blankenship started a 7-0 run with a kill, then finished the run with an ace to give LR a 23-9 lead. LR eventually won that set 25-13.
- The Bears started the second set scoring the first seven points, including multiple kills from Averie Dale.
- A Brooke Aeschliman kill gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 25-12 set victory in the second set.
- Coming off two tough sets, the Wasps battled in the third set and even had a late lead at 16-15.
- After the Wasps cut the Bears lead to 23-22, LR got an service error from E&H an ace from Addison Vary to complete the sweep.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Lola Nolasco netted a career high eight kills with a .538% hitting percentage.
- In all, LR hit .341 on the day, their second highest of the year. The Bears hit. 386 in the previous match-up with Emory & Henry in the Shu.
- LR had their fourth double digit game with 11 service aces today, led by four from Vary and Blankenship.
- Julie Donato led the Bears with nine digs while Sydney Karjala added eight.
- Averie Dale added four blocks on the afternoon.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Bears move to 8-0 all-time against the Wasps.
- The last five victories have all been sweeps against Emory & Henry.
- Dale got her 295th career block toda and is now just five blocks away from being the 10th individual in program history with 300 blocks.
- Head Coach Nicole Barringer now sits at 97 wins at Lenoir-Rhyne.
- Blankenship had three more aces today and is currently 7th in the SAC in aces per set.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will continue their long road trip with a rivalry game against Wingate on Tuesday night. Bears defeated the Bulldogs in a five-set thriller last month. First serve is schedule for 7 PM.
