Catherine Fulton
Finished with 23 digs in Lenoir-Rhyne's 3-0 loss to Tusculum Friday night
(October 5, 2007)

October 5, 2007

Tusculum College Sweeps Lenoir-Rhyne, 3-0, In Volleyball For 10th Straight Win

Bears lose to the Pioneers for the first time since the 2002 season

Greeneville, Tenn. – The Tusculum College Volleyball Team (18-7, 7-1) won its 10th straight match in a 3-0 sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne College (13-10, 2-4) Friday evening at Pioneer Arena in Greeneville, Tenn.  Tusculum won by scores of 30-21, 30-23 and 30-23 to remain in second place in the South Atlantic Conference.

Lenoir-Rhyne lost despite 13 kills, a .619 hitting percentage and no errors by junior middle blocker Katie Novacek (Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons HS) and 32 assists from senior setter Lauren McLelland (Statesville, N.C./West Iredell HS).

Meanwhile, senior libero Catherine Fulton (Hendersonville, N.C./Hendersonville HS) added 23 digs for the Bears, who lost to the Pioneers for the first time since the 2002 season.

For Tusculum, Mariana Rezende led the way with a double-double, 45 assists and 11 digs, while Vivian lacy added 16 kills.

Lenoir-Rhyne next faces Mars Hill College in a South Atlantic Conference match on Saturday at 11 a.m., in Mars Hill, N.C.

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