<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4PHQ4k_0vkt12Iq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4PHQ4k_0vkt12Iq00" width="800" height="450" >BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's volleyball bounced back with a four-set victory over Belmont Abbey on Wednesday evening in Conference Carolinas play. Sydney Stigler and Clara Duarte combined for 22 kills to lead the Bobcats.THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Belmont Abbey, 3-1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-12, 25-20)LOCATION: McNair &amp; Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North CarolinaRECORDS: Lees-McRae (9-2/1-0), Belmont Abbey (3-8/2-1)HOW IT HAPPENED:<ul><li>Belmont Abbey evened the first set score at 21 points apiece after a kill from Lola Sultenfuss. The Crusaders took the opening set, 26-24, off a Bobcat hitting error.</li><li>Lees-McRae knotted the contest at one set apiece with a second set win at 26-24. Stigler collected a set point at 25-24 and Karlee Mainor registered a service ace for the set victory.</li><li>The Bobcats led by a 12-point margin at 19-7 off an attack error from Belmont Abbey and earned the set advantage with a 25-12 win in the third set.</li><li>Lees-McRae tallied the match win in four sets with a 25-20 score in the fourth as the Bobcats held the Crusaders to a negative hitting percentage in the final set of the evening.</li><li>Lees-McRae, as a team, had a .225 hitting percentage with 46 kills and held Belmont Abbey to .089 hitting percentage in the contest.</li><li>The Bobcats had a season-high 13 total blocks in the league win and Duarte registered 10 kills and eight blocks in the match.</li><li>Stigler had a team-high 12 kills on a .207 hitting percentage to go along with 10 digs. Destiny Holley notched nine kills on a .250 hitting percentage.</li><li>Ella Young distributed 19 assists in the match and Addyson Morgan followed with 13. Nina Vallesi missed out 20 digs with 18 digs in the match for the Bobcats.</li></ul>FOR THE CRUSADERS:<ul><li>Tyler Case had a match-high 14 kills on 33 swings for Belmont Abbey and Sultenfuss followed with 11 kills on an efficient .421 percentage.</li></ul>Lees-McRae women's volleyball heads to Georgia for two matches against Emmanuel and Young Harris on Friday and Saturday. The Bobcats play the Lions in Franklin Springs, Georgia at 7 p.m. on Friday night.For more information on Lees-McRae Athletics, follow the Bobcats on X (@LMCBobcats), on Facebook (Lees-McRae Athletics), and on Instagram (leesmcraeathletics).</div></body>

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Women's Volleyball Defeats Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas Opener

BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's volleyball bounced back with a four-set victory over Belmont Abbey on Wednesday evening in Conference Carolinas play. Sydney Stigler and Clara Duarte combined for 22 kills to lead the Bobcats. THE BASICS. FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Belmont Abbey, 3-1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-12, 25-20)