BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team dropped a Conference Carolinas contest against Lees-McRae on the road on Saturday.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 0, Lees-McRae 3

RECORDS | Chowan 4-14 (1-7), Lees-McRae 6-9 (4-4)

LOCATION | Banner Elk, N.C. (Williams Gym)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Ellie Middleton and Anixa Rosa-Martinez paced the Hawks with eight kills each.  Middleton and Natalie Vega-Aponte registered 12 digs each.

Madison Hall added seven kills and Haydon Ahlers posted six kills.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set:

Ellie Middleton, Anixa Rosa-Martinez, and Madison Hall posted a kill to start the set.  Nyah Powers and Rosa-Martinez registered a kill as both teams swapped points.

Haydon Ahlers and Ellie Middleton notched a kill to keep the set close, 14-13.  Ahlers and Chloe Putnam added a kill before the end of the set.

LMC took the opening set 25-20.

Second Set:

The Bobcats opened the set on an 8-1 run before Anixa Rosa-Martinez posted the opening kill for the Hawks.

The lead would open up to 12-3 before Haydon Ahlers, Anixa Rosa-Martinez, and Ellie Middleton posted a point to close the gap to 15-10.

LMC finished off the set 25-16.

Third Set:

Haydon Ahlers and Madison Hall put the Hawks on the board in the third set with a kill each.

Chowan used a 5-0 run to take the lead 9-7 with a kill by Chloe Putnam and Ellie Middleton, a block by Chloe Putnam, Anixa Rosa-Martinez, and Nyah Powers, along with an ace by Rosa-Martinez.

The Hawks pushed the lead to 16-11 with a block by Chloe Putnam and Haydon Ahlers.  LMC countered to even the score at 18-all.

Madison Hall notched a pair of kills as LMC took the match 25-23.

UP NEXT

Chowan hosts Emmanuel and Erskine in a Conference Carolinas weekend on Friday and Saturday, October 15-16.