BANNER ELK, N.C. – No. 7 Lees-McRae and No. 10 Shorter battled in a five-set thriller on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on Friday. The Hawks came out with the five-set victory.
MATCH BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 10 Shorter def. No. 7 Lees-McRae, 3-2 (19-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-12)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Shorter (14-17/10-10); Lees-McRae (10-20/10-10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae took an early 15-6 lead in the first set and won the opening set at 25-19.
- Shorter evened the match with a 27-25 set win in the second set. The Hawks collected the three final points for the set victory.
- The Bobcats pushed ahead once again with the 25-21 third set victory, but Shorter forced the match to a deciding fifth set with the 25-17 win in the fourth.
- Shorter and Lees-McRae traded points and the two sides were tied at 12 apiece. Shorter used a 3-0 scoring run for the 15-12 set win and the Hawks advanced in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Championship.
- Peyton Volk-Tuller led the Bobcats with 17 kills this evening and Naomi Locklear followed with 14 kills. Brooke Ashkenase had 18 digs tonight and Iza Rosin distributed 46 assists in the five-set match.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae concluded the 2026 with an overall record of 10-20 and 10-10 against conference opponents.
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