Volleyball Battles, Falls to Lenoir-Rhyne in Four

HICKORY, N.C. - The Coker University volleyball team battled but fell in four sets to Lenoir-Rhyne in South Atlantic Conference action on Thursday (Sept. 16) by a score of 3-1.

Lenoir-Rhyne jumped out to a two-set lead with set victories of 25-14 and 25-16, before the Cobras rallied for a 26-24 win in the third set. The Cobras jumped out to a 9-6 lead in the set, before L-R tied the set up at 14. The teams battled to a 20-20 deadlock later in the set, before Coker won six of the final eight points to clinch the set.

Lenoir-Rhyne would win the fourth set 25-19 to clinch the match.

Emily Everton paced Coker with a match-high 17 kills, while Taylor Parker and Naomi Earl-Reyes each registered 10 kills for the Cobras. Three others recorded kills in the match for Coker. Rami Mullen led the Cobras with 26 assists in the match, while Ashley Carson also contributed 14 and three others dished out assists in the match.  Everton completed the double-double with a match-high 17 digs, while Makayla Harris also posted 15 and Parker completed her own double-double with 14 digs. Seven other Cobras registered digs in the match. Chelsey Blume and Everton each posted one solo block in the match, while Everton also led the team with four block assists in the match. Blume and Carson Fuller each recorded three block assists in the match, while Parker and Earl-Reyes each had one.

The Cobras return to action on the road at Mars Hill on Saturday (Sept. 18). First serve is set for 5:00 p.m. from Mars Hill, N.C., with video and live stats available at www.cokercobras.com.