BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Julia Emore led the Lees-McRae women's volleyball to a four-set victory over Erskine on Saturday afternoon as Emore registered a triple-double with 11 kills, 19 assists, and 15 digs. Emore's triple-double is the first for a Bobcat since 2010 and the first in Conference Carolinas this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Erskine, 3-1 (23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-21)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (2-12/2-3); Erskine (4-12/1-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Sydney Stigler and Annalaine Tew joined Emore in double-double kills with 15 and 11 kills respectively in the match. Madison Goins collected 30 assists to go along with 14 digs to earn her first double-double of the season.
- In the first set, Erskine led 11-7 in the middle of the game after an attack error by Hailey Gilreath. The Bobcats battled back to knot the score at 14 apiece, but the Fleet registered the opening set victory by a final of 25-23.
- Lees-McRae found themselves down in the early stages of the second with Erskine leading 14-10. The Bobcats went on a 4-0 run with two service aces by Mahea Chun to tie the set at 23. Erskine had a set point at 24-23, but the Bobcats rallied with three straight points capped by a block by Rebecca Ryan and Emore.
- In the third set, Lees-McRae used a seven-point swing to collect the commanding 23-16 set lead. Stigler tallied a kill to earn the set victory at 25-19.
- The Bobcats surged in the fourth set with four straight points with two aces by Goins. Erskine closed the advantage at 18-16, but Lees-McRae grabbed the 25-21 set victory and match victory against Erskine.
- Bre Adamson added 13 digs to her season total as Gilreath collected eight kills with Rebecca Ryan following with seven.
FOR THE FLYING FLEET:
- Meredith Hollinger paced Erskine with a double-double with 15 kills and 18 digs as Ali Angell and Grace Schneider added nine kills each.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Emore's triple-double is the 17th time in NCAA Division II this season and the first by a Bobcat since 2010.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae returns to the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on Monday, Sept. 26 when Bluefield State comes to town. The first serve is slated for a 7 p.m. start.
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