MURFREESBORO, N.C. -- Lees-McRae women's volleyball collected a 3-0 sweep over Chowan on Saturday afternoon in Conference Carolinas play.
Sydney Stigler paced the Bobcats with a match-high 17 kills and secured a double-double with 16 digs.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Chowan, 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-21)
LOCATION: Hawks Athletic Center - Murfreesboro, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-19/6-10); Chowan (9-15/6-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bobcats got off to a quick start in the first set after four consecutive points with a service ace by Stigler to cap the run. Chowan tied the set at 13-13, but a kill by Stigler pushed the lead back to a point at 14-13. Lees-McRae earned the opening set by a final of 25-23 after a kill by Annalaine Tew and an attack error by Chowan.
- In the second set, the Bobcats used back-to-back points at 14-10 to take the commanding lead and recorded the set victory at 25-21 after a kill by Hailey Gilreath.
- The third set belonged to the Bobcats also as Lees-McRae tied the set at 14-14 after a 5-0 run. The Bobcats retook the lead at 20-16 after four straight points and earned the set and match victory at 25-21 after Stigler's third ace of the match.
- Stigler pushed her double-digit kill streak to five games in a row as the freshman Outside Hitter registered 16 digs for a double-double.
- Tew followed with nine kills and Madison Goins recorded a game-high 22 assists. Emore had 21 assists and six digs for the Bobcats.
FOR THE HAWKS:
- Anixa Rosa-Martinez led Chowan with eight kills and Alexa Woolson dished out 12 assists for the Hawks.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae is back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 25 when the Bobcats travel to Wise, Virginia for a non-conference match with UVA Wise.
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