The Lenoir-Rhyne Volleyball is on fire, as a 3-0 sweep of UVA-Wise give them their sixth straight victory Monday night. Jenna Vogen and Averie Dale had nine kills each in the Monday night contest. Lenoir-Rhyne has not dropped a set since they took down Lincoln Memorial 3-1 on October 5th. The Bears will now head to Carson-Newman for a key SAC contest on Friday night.
The Bears raced out to a 3-0 lead in the opening set and never looked back en route to a 25-17 set victory. The first set was won behind four kills each from Brooke Aeschliman and Averie Dale.
Kayli Cleaver had four kills in the second set as LR used an 11-2 run to erase an 11-7 deficit and take set two 25-16. The third set was the closest of the night, with Lenoir-Rhyne coming out on top 25-21. The Bears hit an incredible .325 in the last set.
Lyndsie Warren lead the Bears with nine digs while Jenna Vogen and Sydney Karjala had eight. In what is a rare occurrence, the Bears were not the winners at the net, as the Cavs notched eight blocks, compared to five for LR. Sydney Karjala had 20 assists while Rachel Wildermuth had 19 on the night.
The Bears have won all 9 meetings all-time against the Cavs. UVA Wise has won just one of 25 sets all-time against LR.
Brooke Aeschliman moved into fourth place in the SAC with .40 aces per set. Aeschliman had 16 service aces in her last eight games before tonight. The Bears as a team had six aces on the night, including three from Hadley Prince.
Lenoir-Rhyne is 19-1 overall, 10-1 in the South Atlantic Conference. The Bears have a key SAC match up on Friday night at Carson-Newman. The Eagles are 8-2 in the SAC and will travel to Newberry on Tuesday before the showdown with the Bears on Friday night from Jefferson City. First serve is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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