BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Erskine College women's volleyball team (3-6, 3-5 CC) lost to Lees-McRae College (8-4, 5-3 CC) in three sets 25-20, 25-20, 25-17 in Williams Gymnasium on Friday night.
 
THE ESSENTIALS:
Conf. Carolinas Standings | Stats | Scores
Div. II Scores | Record Book | Conf. Carolinas Digital Network
 
THE SERIES
Since the 2009 season, the Bobcats lead the all-time series 13-9.

THE MATCH
Set 1: After a Reilly Bartlett service error, the Fleet opened with three straight points. An attack error by Lees-McRae then gave Erskine a 4-3 lead before the Bobcats went of the first of their three 4-0 first set runs. The Fleet battled back to even the set at 7-7. Erskine went up 10-9 off a Jauhna Smith kill but the Bobcats established a 13-10 lead and would not surrender the lead again, winning 25-20.
 
Set 2: The second set opened in reverse of how the opening set went. The Fleet got a kill from Jauhna Smith, but three straight points for the Bobcats gave the home team the early advantage. Although the Fleet tied the set at 5-5 and trailed just 8-7 before the Bobcats put the second set away with a 4-0 run. The Bobcats held on for another 25-20 set win.
 
Set 3: The Bobcats opened the final set with the first two points. After a Katy Torgerson kill and by the aid of an attack error by the Bobcats, the Fleet established another two-point lead at 5-3, the largest they'd hold all evening. On a 4-0 run, the Bobcats won the third and final set 25-17.
 
THE PLAYER
Reilly Bartlett had a team-high eight kills and hit .235 for the match. Bartlett also had one of the Fleet's three service aces.
 
THE TEAM
Erskine hit .059 (31 K / 25 E / 101 TA) for the match, and had 48 digs to Lees-McRae's 42.

WHAT'S NEXT? 
The Fleet travel to Bristol, Tennessee to challenge King University (9-2, 5-1 CC) in their final road match of the regular season tomorrow afternoon.
 
Since King joined Conference Carolinas, the Tornado lead the all-time series 9-6 having already swept the Fleet in Belk Arena earlier this season.

First serve is set for 12 p.m.

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