BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Kaden Hill and
Hailey Gilreath finished with a team-high 11 kills each, while
Lauren Xayavong tallied a match-high 22 digs, but it was not enough as host King clinched the three-set victory over the visiting Bobcats in the Conference Carolinas match this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 27-25)
LOCATION: Student Center Complex – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: King (15-10/10-4), Lees-McRae (8-12/6-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Hill finished with a .417 hitting percentage, while Gilreath chipped in four digs and a block assist.
- Olivia Ney added six kills and two block assists, with Carlee Allbaugh tallying 29 assists and nine digs.
- Madison Goins, Bre Adamson, and Natasha Colon Moreno chipped in 12, nine, and nine digs respectively.
- Lees-McRae and King matched each other point-for-point for the majority of the first set, until the Tornado used a 9-4 run to grab momentum.
- The Bobcats trimmed the deficit back to one point on multiple occasions, until King tallied a late kill to clinch the first set, 25-22.
- Both teams traded runs in the second stanza, with a kill by Gilreath giving Lees-McRae a 19-16 lead, but the Tornado closed on a 9-2 run to clinch a 25-21 win in set two.
- The Bobcats used a sizable run early to hold a 12-6 lead in the third set and used three consecutive kills by Hill to maintain a 22-17 lead late.
- King scored the next seven points and closed with a pair of late kills to complete the victory with a 27-25 win in set three.
- The Tornado held a slim 43-37 edge in kills and finished with a match-high nine service aces.
FOR THE FOES:
- Julie Ward finished with a match-high 18 kills to go along with 14 digs.
- Katie Harless and Georgia David tallied 17 and 15 assists respectively.
NOTEWORTHY:
- With the win tonight, King adds another point in the season-long "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" competition.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host Emmanuel in another Conference Carolinas match on Friday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
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