Newberry, SC – The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team fell to Newberry this evening, 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 22-25, 15-10).  Statistically, the match was as close as the score.  Newberry had a slight advantage in hitting percentage, .135 to LMU's .104.  This puts LMU at 8-12 for the season and 2-8 in SAC play.  Newberry is 5-13 and 4-6 in SAC play.
 
 Stat of the Match
LMU had 105 digs for the match to Newberry's 94.

LMU Team Stats
54 kills
49 assists
105 digs
 
Inside the Box Score
- Kristen Moehring posted 18 kills on 57 swings for a .346 hitting percentage.
- Olivia Snyder had 22 digs to lead the team.
- Abigail Kesler had 14 digs and 8 kills.
- Lauren Pickett had 23 assists 15 digs.

 
Set 1: Newberry   25-22
The first set started with LMU having the lead for most of the set.  Moehring and Kesler had kills and a service ace by Pickett closed the gap to one point.  The Lady Railsplitters had the lead at 19-13 on a kill by Abigail Kesler.  Newberry would go on a four-point run to get it close, 19-17 and catch LMU at 21-21, on a couple Splitter attack errors.  Newberry would take four of the next five points for the win.

Set 2: Newberry   25-22
The second set started with LMU getting behind, 2-6.  LMU would rally and take a 10-7 lead on a Wolves error.  Both teams would trade points up to 17-17, when Newberry would pull away with four points until a Moehring kill ended the streak.  LMU could not muster up enough for a comeback and would fall, 25-22.
 
Set 3: LMU   25-21
After the intermission, LMU started the set with a service error.  After giving up a couple of more points, LMU got back on track and caught the Wolves at 6-6.  LMU would struggle to keep up with Newberry and, eventually, fall back, 19-14.  LMU would catch fire and rally back scoring five points for a tie at 19.  LMU would lose the next two points but then score the next six for the win, 25-21.
 
Set 4: LMU   25-22
The fourth set proved to be a good test for the Lady Railsplitters.  The match started out fairly even while trading points and having several ties up to the end of the match, 23-22.  LMU had a kill by Kesler and an attack error by Newberry to close out the set, 25-22.
 
Set 5: Newberry 15-10
The fifth set ended up being a challenge of consistency.  The set was tied at 7-7 when Newberry started pulling away with three points before an attack error gave the ball back to LMU.  The Wolves would score the next three points before being stopped by a Moehring kill, 13-9.  Newberry would score two of the next three to close out the match, 3-2 
 

Looking Forward:
The Lady Railsplitters will play Wingate on Saturday, the 14th.