BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Clara Duarte,
Karoline Springman, and
Sydney Stigler combined for 38 kills as Lees-McRae women's volleyball earned the 3-0 sweep over Young Harris in Conference Carolinas play on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Young Harris, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-20)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-8/3-1); Young Harris (4-8/1-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first set and carried the momentum for a 25-21 set victory. Stigler ended the set with a kill.
- In the second set, Young Harris led 16-10, but the Bobcats rallied with 11 straight points for the 21-16 lead. Lees-McRae took the set at 25-21 via a Stigler kill.
- The Bobcats earned the sweep with the third-set victory at 25-20 and Lees-McRae used a .193 hitting percentage for the three-set sweep.
- Stigler led the way with 18 kills on 51 swings. Duarte recorded 10 kills on an impressive .476 hitting percentage and 4 total blocks. Springman had a season-high 10 kills in three sets.
- Iza Rosin collected 36 assists in the contest and 14 digs for the double-double. Lauren Newcomer had a match-high 24 digs for the Bobcats.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae women's volleyball hosts Converse in a Conference Carolinas Northwest Division showdown at 1 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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