Newberry Volleyball Falls to Lenoir-Rhyne in Five Sets

NEWBERRY, S.C. — Newberry College volleyball came within one set of an upset Friday night before Lenoir-Rhyne rallied to win 3-2 at Eleazer Arena.

The Bears took a tight opener 28-26. The Wolves answered by winning the second set 25-21 and the third 25-22, putting the home side a set away from the victory in front of a crowd of 242.

Lenoir-Rhyne then took the fourth set 25-20, using a 9-0 run after trailing 11-10, and won the fifth 15-9.

Evie Paalman led Newberry with 17 kills, Anna Schneider added 15 and Carole Ann Hussey had 14. Carley Raleigh handed out 32 assists, and Hailey Clayworth had 27 digs.

Addison Vary paced the visitors with 20 kills. Newberry finished the night at 14-12 overall and 7-12 in the South Atlantic Conference, while Lenoir-Rhyne improved to 15-9. Lenoir-Rhyne now holds a 47-22 edge in the all-time series.

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