CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The Lee volleyball team nailed down at least sixth place in the upcoming GSC tournament with a solid 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-17) victory over visiting Mississippi Christian University inside Paul Dana Walker Arena on Thursday evening. The Lady Flames picked up their third straight win and improved to 10-7 in conference play and 15-10 overall while the Choctaws dropped 8-9, 11-18.
Lee will complete its regular season on Friday and host the University of West Alabama. It will be senior evening for the Lady Flames, and the activities will get underway at 6 p.m.
After the first set was tied nine times, the Lady Flames finally broke away late in the contest, posting the 25-18 win and never looked back. Lee had a solid evening at the net with 45 kills and a .282 attack percentage. They also
had six solo blocks and eight blocking assists in the contest.
Jasmine Terry led the way at the net with 11 kills and a .318 attack mark. Payton Danley and Jordyn Butler each had nine slams. Butler had an outstanding .421 kill mark and delivered three solo blocks and one blocking assist. Danley hit .333 while Esthefany Rabit finished with six kills and four blocking assists.
Berra Soyler and Sydney Sharpe dished off 18 assists apiece to their teammates. Avery Sample, Mikayla Buhr and Gunny Brock came up with 10 digs each.
The visitors had a total of 34 kills. Meg Paparella and Rhaia Davey led the Choctaws with eight kills apiece. Reese Regner produced a double-double with 22 assists and 12 digs. Samarin Kipple also had 12 digs for the losers.
