MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. –
Clara Duarte,
Rebecca Ryan, and
Sydney Stigler all collected double-digit kills in today's Conference Carolinas women's volleyball match at Mount Olive. Lees-McRae women's volleyball fell in four sets to the Trojans in Kornegay Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive def. Lees-McRae, 3-1 (25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 31-29)
LOCATION: Kornegay Arena – Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (11-6/8-2); Lees-McRae (9-5/1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Mount Olive opened the match with two set victories in the first and second sets of today's contests. The Bobcats showed remarkable resilience with a 25-22 set win in the third set after a kill from Stigler.
- Lees-McRae and Mount Olive battled in the fourth as the two sides forced extra points. The Bobcats held a set point at 29-28 after a kill from Duarte, but the Trojans rallied with three consecutive points for the set and match victories.
- Stigler matched Mount Olive's Ashlyn Stone with 16 kills for a match high. Duarte and Ryan followed Stigler with 12 kills apiece and Ryan produced a .375 hitting percentage on the day.
- Addyson Morgan registered 27 assists in four sets played and Karlee Mainor had 11 assists in three sets for the Bobcats. Emma Summerfield paced Lees-McRae with 16 digs on the defensive side and two service aces.
FOR THE TROJANS:
- Stone led Mount Olive in today's win with 16 kills on a .368 hitting percentage. Kaitlyn Landis followed with 12 kills on an efficient .480 percentage and Kate Carter joined them with 10 kills.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae women's volleyball hosts North Greenville on Tuesday, October 15 at 7 p.m. at Charlotte Country Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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