BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Natasha Colon Moreno notched her fifth double-double of the season, while
Carlee Allbaugh and
Lauren Xayavong tallied a match-high 31 assists and a team-high 18 digs respectively, to lead the Lees-McRae women's volleyball team to a straight-set sweep of visiting Barton to move to 3-1 at home this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Barton, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-12)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (5-9/3-4), Barton (5-6/2-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Moreno finished with a team-high 11 kills to go along with 12 digs.
- Hailey Gilreath chipped in nine kills, while Olivia Ney tallied six kills, six block assists, and a pair of service aces.
- Kaden Hill and Madison Goins finished with six kills and eight digs respectively.
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates by scoring 14 of the first 20 points and held off a late Bulldogs rally using kills by Allbaugh and Gilreath to clinch the first set, 25-23.
- Both teams battled for most of the second set until the Bobcats went on a 13-4 run to escape with a 25-19 win in the second frame.
- Lees-McRae closed out the conference sweep with a 25-12 win in set three.
- The Bobcats maintained a slim 34-30 edge in kills but earned an 11-2 advantage in service aces.
FOR THE FOES:
- Allison Gambill finished with a match-high 15 kills to go along with 14 digs.
- Brooke Clute chipped in a match-high 21 digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host Chowan in another Conference Carolinas match tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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