BRISTOL, Tenn. – Mahealani Chun finished with a team-high seven kills, while
Lauren Xayavong posted a team-high 25 digs, but it was not enough as No. 4 seed Erskine clinched a three-set win over No. 5 Lees-McRae to advance to the second round in the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 4 Erskine def. No. 5 Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-16)
LOCATION: Student Center Complex – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: Erskine (12-20), Lees-McRae (9-17)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Carlee Allbaugh chipped in 19 assists and 12 digs, while Natasha Colon Moreno and Madison Goins added 12 and 10 digs respectively.
- Both Lees-McRae and Erskine traded runs in the first set, with the Bobcats using kills by Hill, Allbaugh, and Olivia Ney to trim the deficit to 23-20.
- The Flying Fleet scored two of the final three points to win the first set, 25-21.
- Erskine took a 2-0 sets lead with a 25-12 win in set two.
- Lees-McRae overcame an early run by Erskine in the third set to cut the lead to 24-16 on a service error by the Flying Fleet.
- Erskine posted a final kill to clinch the first round victory.
- The Flying Fleet held a slim 5-3 edge in service aces and tallied all of eight of the match's blocks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Meredith Hollinger and Kaile Tuisamatatele finished with 13 and 12 kills respectively to lead Erskine.
- Laney Gaston tallied 37 assists and 11 digs for the Flying Fleet.
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