UVA-Wise , NC – The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team came back from two sets down to defeat UVA-Wise tonight, 3-2.  Abbi Kesler, Agata Bogdanska, and Ketura Margaret led the Lady Railsplitters with a combined 47 kills.
 
 Stats of the Match
LMU hit .072 in the first two sets, then hit .311 in the last three
LMU hit .204 overall and UVA-Wise hit .197
LMU had 61 kills to UVA-Wise's 60
 
 Inside the Box Score
- Ketura Margaret posted 19 kills for a .292 hitting percentage and had 4 digs.
- Agata Bogdanska had 11 kills with no errors to hit .550.
- Abi Kesler had 17 kills hitting .341 and 14 digs.
- Amanda Lisi and Lauren Pickett both had 14 digs and had 50 assists between them.


 It was a slow start for the Lady Railsplitters falling behind early in the first two sets.  LMU struggled to generate any offense and let the two sets slip away. 
 
After the intermission was a different story. 
 
Set three was a close battle throughout the match until 21-21.  LMU scored 4 out of the next five points to close out the set and pick up some much needed momentum.  Abi Kesler and Ketura Margaret both hit .500.
 
Set four was another close battle early with both teams trading leads until 20-20, when LMU took the five of the next six points to seal the set.  Kesler hit .364 with five kills for the set with Margaret right behind with four kills.
 
LMU took early control of set five and never looked back.  UVA-Wise kept it close, getting within one at 6-5, but LMU had a big push to win the set and match, 15-8.  Margaret had five kills including the final point.
 

Looking Forward:
The Lady Railsplitters will close out the 2023 season at Coker in Hartsville, SC on Friday, the 10th.