BANNER ELK, NC--The Lees-McRae women's volleyball team took
another step towards capturing their tenth consecutive conference
title in as many years, defeating third place Conference
Carolinas opponent Coker College in a three game sweep on their
home court. The win puts Lees-McRae at the top of the conference
with a 16-3 record (22-11 overall.) The Cobras drop to 14-6 (17-15
overall).
The Lady Bobcats came out ready to play in their third of four
match homestand, knowing that a win would clinch at least a share
in the regular season conference title. Lees-McRae took an early
10-3 lead forcing Coker to take a timeout in hopes of regaining
some momentum. However, the Lady Bobcats refused to let up,
pressing on until the Cobras took another timeout at 22-15, then
wrapping the game up 30-23.
Game two of the match was a battle from the beginning with the
lead going back and forth between the two teams. Nearly halfway
through the game senior Davianna Metti (Cordoba, Argentina) sent a
kill crashing over the net which was followed by a saving dig by
freshman Tracey Copley (Virginia Beach, VA) that fired up the Lady
Bobcats. However, the Cobras were not ready to give the game up
yet and eventually gained a two point lead at 26-24. A big block
by senior Natalie Burns (Orlando, FL) and Copley tied the game at
28-28. The Lady Bobcats then held on to win 31-29.
Game three was much like game one in that Lees-McRae stepped out
to a big lead, forcing the Cobras once again to take an early
timeout. This time the Bobcats forged ahead, sealing the match
with a decisive 30-18 third game win.
Senior Davianna Metti again led the Lady Bobcats with 10 kills
and 14 digs for the match. Freshman Whitney Kiser (Connelly
Springs, NC) had ten kills while senior Caty Honey (Geneva, IL) hit
.600 with seven kills. Freshman Kell Bogdan (Leawood, KS) led the
Bobcats with 17 digs while Katie Legg (Alta Loma, CA) added to her
block totals with a solo and an assist on the evening. Lauren
Dickover (Las Vegas, NV) had 36 assists in the three game
match.
The Lady Bobcats were serving up aces in their pursuit of a
tenth conference championship. Natalie Burns served five, while
Copley and Dickover added three apiece. Head Coach Jamie Petrik
commented, "I thought the key to our win was our tough serving.
Natalie and Tracey had big service runs in games one and
three."
For the Cobras it was Margaret Madison leading the team with 12
kills. Megan Haupt added nine as did Kristin Teets. Teets also
tallied thee blocks for the night. Courtney Butrym served up four
aces and had 12 assists for the match.
The Lady Bobcats face St,. Andrews Saturday, November 3 at 2:00
pm in Williams Gymnasium to finish up their regular season
schedule.
