BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Olivia Ney,
Natasha Colon Moreno, and
Hailey Gilreath combined for 32 kills, while
Carlee Allbaugh posted her 12th double-double in 15 matches, to lead the Lees-McRae women's volleyball team to the three-set sweep of visiting Chowan to move to 4-1 on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Chowan, 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-23)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (6-9/4-4), Chowan (4-14/1-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Ney finished with a match-high 12 kills to go along with a solo block and two block assists, while Moreno and Gilreath chipped in 10 kills each, with Moreno adding nine digs.
- Allbaugh tallied a match-high 35 assists and 15 digs, while Lauren Xayavong finished with a match-high 17 digs.
- Kaden Hill chipped in six kills and two block assists, while Madison Goins added eight digs.
- Both teams matched each other point-for-point in the opening set until a 6-2 run late gave the Bobcats the momentum that led to a 25-20 win in the first frame.
- Lees-McRae opened with a 12-3 in the second set and closed on a 5-1 run, highlighted by a late kill by Ney and Gilreath, to win the second stanza, 25-16.
- Chowan responded with a strong third frame, holding an 18-14 lead, but the Bobcats used an 8-1 run to retake the lead and used a pair of final kills by Ney to clinch the sweep with a 25-23 win in set three.
- Lees-McRae held a 42-34 edge in kills and a slim 58-50 advantage in digs.
FOR THE FOES:
- Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Ellie Middleton both finished with eight kills to pace the Hawks.
- Ciara Ortego chipped in 18 assists, while both Middleton and Natalia Vega-Aponte tallied 12 digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will visit Belmont Abbey on Wednesday in another Conference Carolinas match at 7 p.m.
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