The Lee volleyball team bounced back on Saturday afternoon to finish the Lee Invitational with a winning record after a 3-0 sweep of Kentucky State from the Sport Court in Walker Arena.

Emma Flowers once again shined for the Lady Flames as she posted a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs. She also had two aces and two blocks. The senior from Cleveland High School has 67 slams through the first seven matches and is averaging 3.35 kills per set.
 
Allie Whittinghill led the attack with 16 kills and Lyssi Snouffer fired home 10 to go along with a pair of aces. Reagan Bratton dished off 39 assists in the victory.

"It was a team effort attacking and defensively. Allie, Emma and Lyssi, found their consistency and executed the game plan well on the net while Emma, Kam, and Reagan defended the score incredibly well. Reagan set a great game tonight. She read blocks and found ways to move our girls around to open up a large block. I'm excited to see how she progresses as the year goes on," said Lee head coach Callie Murphy.

The Lady Flames got off to a fast start with a 25-20 first set victory. Lee was very efficient with 16 kills and just two errors (.467).Set two was a seesaw battle that went into overtime with the Lady Flames outlasting the Thoroughbreds, 31-29. Flowers back-to-back kills sealed the deal and gave Lee a commanding 2-0 advantage in the match.

The Lady Flames closed out the contest with a 25-22 triumph in the third and final set. And once again it was Flowers who delivered the closing blow with her 15^th kill of the match off an assist from Calina Croy.

"This afternoon was a game of consistency. We limited our errors on the back line and found the floor on our attacks. I love seeing our team hit .286 and bring the heat." It was an overall team effort and I'm very happy with the result," said Murphy. "Taking a solid Kentucky State team in straight sets is exactly what we needed moving forward into conference next weekend."

Robin Poole led Kentucky State with 11 kills. Shaska Davis posted 10 slams, 15 digs and three aces. Elaija Hately and Audi Hicks split time at setter with Hatley garnering 19 assists and Hicks tallying 17. The Thoroughbreds fall to 5-7 overall.

The win moves Lee to 2-5 on the season and gives the young club some confidence as it heads into Gulf South Conference play next Friday and Saturday. The Lady Flames will host rival Union University on Friday at 7 p.m. and then welcome Christian Brothers to Walker Arena for a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.