BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's volleyball fell in three sets to North Greenville in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon as
Madison Goins tallied 15 assists and
Sydney Stigler collected eight kills for the Bobcats.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: North Greenville def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-13)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-14/2-5); North Greenville (12-7/8-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Julia Emore started the match with a kill for Lees-McRae off an assist by Goins, but NGU staked out to a 17-10 lead off three consecutive points. The Crusaders won the first set, 25-21, off a kill by Chandler Morell.
- The Bobcats battled in the second set after Hailey Gilreath had a spike to make the score 7-6 in favor of North Greenville. NGU had another three-point swing in the middle of the set go up by two sets on Saturday afternoon.
- Lees-McRae started the third set with a 3-2 lead after two kills by Destiny Holley and Stigler followed by an attacking error by North Greenville. The Crusaders capitalized on a seven-point run to push their lead to 16-7 and won the match in three sets.
- Stigler paced the Bobcat offense with eight kills and 11 digs and Holley followed with six spikes. Gilreath added five kills to her season totals and Rebecca Ryan chipped in five for Lees-McRae.
- North Greenville outhit the Bobcats, .233 to .049, with the Crusaders collecting 36 kills to the Bobcats' 31 in the contest.
FOR THE CRUSADERS:
- Abigail Durham led the Crusader offense with 12 kills and Paige Campbell followed with 11 on the day.
- Ashlyn Conner had a match-high 33 assists for North Greenville and Klayton Mathis paced the Crusaders with 11 digs.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hits the road as the Bobcats face King (Tenn.) on Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the second installment of the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" in the 2022-23 season.
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