BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Caitlyn Smirne posted a season-high 20 kills, while
Carlee Allbaugh tallied 40 set assists, as the Lees-McRae women's volleyball team earned a season sweep of Belmont Abbey with a four-set victory in the Williams Gymnasium this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Belmont Abbey, 3-1 (22-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-20)
LOCATION: Williams Gymnasium – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (5-3/2-2), Belmont Abbey (4-3/2-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Smirne notched her third double-double of the season, finishing with 10 digs and a pair of service aces.
- Kavanna Held chipped in eight kills and two aces, while Kaden Hill tallied five kills, two solo blocks, and four block assists.
- Lauren Xayavong added a team-high 18 digs, while Natasha Colon Moreno and Bre Adamson chipped in nine and seven digs respectively.
- Lees-McRae opened the match on a 7-3 run and extended it to 19-12 on an ace by Olivia Ney, but failed to hold the momentum as the Crusaders closed on a 13-3 run to post a 25-22 win in set one.
- Both teams traded points for the majority of the second set, until the Bobcats used a trio of Belmont Abbey attacking errors to take a 24-21 lead.
- After the Crusaders scored four of the next five points to even the score at 25-25, Lees-McRae claimed a 27-25 win in set two due to a pair of late attacking errors by Belmont Abbey.
- The Bobcats took a 2-1 sets lead with a 25-17 win in set three thanks in large part to 7-2 run late.
- Lees-McRae used a 7-0 run and a 5-0 run late in the fourth set to clinch the come-from-behind victory this afternoon.
- Belmont Abbey held a 53-44 edge in kills, while the Bobcats posted an 11-4 advantage in service aces and finished with 10 total blocks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Three Crusaders posted double-digit kills, led by Katie Williams with 11 kills.
- Paige Rawlins chipped in 44 set assists, while Hailey Ryan chipped in 20 digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will visit Converse on Tuesday for a conference match starting at 7 p.m.
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