CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Playing before a large and enthusiastic crowd at a Pink Out game, the Lee volleyball team ended a five-match losing streak with an impressive three-set, 25-9, 25-18, 25-16 victory over Auburn University at Montgomery on Friday inside Paul Dana Walker Arena.
The win improved the Lady Flames to 5-6 in GSC play and 9-9 overall. They will be right back on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. when they host Valdosta State University.
Sophia Lippert produced a double-double in leading the Lee victory. She had 10 kills, a .400 hitting mark and 10 digs. Payton Danley followed closely behind with nine kills and an even better .571 hitting percentage. Olivia Reevey enjoyed a solid evening with seven kills (.400 hitting mark), plus one block and one assist. Gunny Brock added nine kills and led her team with three service aces. Jasmine Terry came on in reserve and recorded five kills and an impressive .625 hitting mark. Overall, the Lee team had 50 kills and a solid .346 attack percentage.
The Lady Flames came up with eight aces. Esthefany Rabit picked up a pair of aces. Jordyn Butler led Lee with two blocks and one assist while Avery Sample had 11 digs, and the Lady Flames came up with 46 digs to only 32 for the losers. Sydney Sharpe dished off 22 assists and Berra Soyler added 14.
The Lee defense held the visiting Warhawks to just 19 kills and a .071 hitting percentage for the match. Chelsea Daffin had nine of her team's kills and 11 digs. Addison Vinson dished off 14 assists.
Coach Christa Fabre's Thoughts:
"It was a great event tonight. So appreciative of the crowd that was here. Very fun for our team to play in front of that crowd. I think tonight getting the sweep gives us some confidence going into the second half of our season. We lost some of that over the last few games and tonight was a good reset for that."
