BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Peyton Volk-Tuller matched her season high in kills this evening with 25 as Lees-McRae women's volleyball defeated King in five sets in a "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" match.
MATCH BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. King, 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 15-12)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (10-17/10-8); King (11-14/6-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- King held a 17-10 advantage in the first set and held off a late Bobcat rally for the 25-22 opening set win.
- Lees-McRae evened the match at one set with the 25-22 second set win. The Bobcats hit .306 in the second set and Karoline Springman closed the set with a kill.
- King earned the set lead once more in the third set after hitting .229 and won 25-20. Lees-McRae forced the fifth set after hitting an impressive .381 in the fourth set for the 25-19 set win.
- The Bobcats raced out to a 5-0 lead in the fifth set. King cut the deficit to 12-11 in favor of Lees-McRae, but the Bobcats prevailed 15-12 off a solo block from Joy Bateman.
- Lees-McRae collected a .267 hitting percentage and 69 kills this evening. Volk-Tuller had a match-high 25 kills on a .389 hitting percentage. Naomi Locklear followed with 17 kills. Addi Stables and Springman had 13 and 11 kills, respectively, for the Bobcats.
- Iza Rosin distributed 31 assists and had a double-double with 13 digs in five sets. Aadyn Polk had 22 assists and nine digs. Brooke Ashkenase tallied 27 digs in the contest.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae faces Belmont Abbey on the road on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Conference Carolinas play.
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