BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Carlee Allbaugh matched the most assists in a single match since 2007 with 53, while
Caitlyn Smirne and
Alivia Larson finished with 18 and 16 kills respectively, to lead the Lees-McRae women's volleyball team to a four-set victory over Chowan to clinch the Conference Carolinas weekend sweep.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Chowan, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 25-20)
LOCATION: Williams Gymnasium – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-4/4-3), Chowan (0-6/0-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Smirne led the Bobcats with 18 kills to go along with 11 digs, while Larson also chipped in two block assists.
- Lauren Xayavong tallied a game-high 27 digs, while Allbaugh also chipped in 13 digs.
- Kaden Hill added eight kills, a solo block, and a block assist.
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates in the opening set, winning 13 of the first 20 points, and rode the momentum to clinch a 25-22 win in the first set.
- Chowan responded with timely points in the second set and used a late kill and a Bobcat attacking error to clinch a 25-19 win in set two.
- Both teams matched each other point-for-point in the opening minutes of the third stanza until Lees-McRae used a 9-2 run to post a 25-19 win in set three.
- The Bobcats used multiple runs in the fourth set and final kills by Hill and Smirne to clinch the conference weekend sweep with a four-set victory this afternoon.
- Lees-McRae held a 61-48 edge in kills and finished with a 7-3 advantage in blocks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Anixa Rosa-Martinez and Hannah Sladick finished with 13 and 11 kills respectively to lead the Hawks.
- Ciara Ortega tallied 25 assists, while Natalie Vega-Aponte finished with 21 digs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host Erskine next Friday at 4 p.m.
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