COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson, the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA, controlled its home court with a 3-0 win over the visiting University of Pikeville volleyball team on Friday night at the Biggers Sports Center.
The Blue Raiders (22-0, 11-0 MSC) connected on .478 percent of their attacks on the way to set scores of 25-7, 25-9 and 25-15.
UPIKE (5-18, 0-10 MSC) managed a .041 hitting mark and had seven service errors with just two aces. Noelani Simpson led the Bears with six kills, while Cecelia Ray backed her up with five. Against a LWC defense that had 15 blocks, Savanna Zakman was limited to just 10 assists.
Ray led the team in digs with five, followed by Simpson and Natalia Gascot with four each. Ray was a bright spot on the court as she used well placed attacks to tally a .385 hitting percentage, the highest of any Bear with three or more kills.
Klara Mikelova paced Lindsey Wilson with seven kills, Caitlyn Tino had five aces, a pair of Blue Raiders had four blocks each and Makenzie Montano dished out 30 assists with just one error.
Lindsey Wilson trailed just once at 4-3 in the second set after an ace by Ray ended a 4-0 Bear run. The Blue Raiders went on to outscore UPIKE 22-5 though after briefly falling behind. Â
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