Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Wingate 2: Free Postgame Summary
Lenoir-Rhyne survived a five-set conference opener by taking the final two points of a 15-13 fifth set.
Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Wingate 2 — Lenoir-Rhyne survived a five-set conference opener by taking the final two points of a 15-13 fifth set.
Score and key numbers
| Result | Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Wingate 2 |
|---|---|
| Set/meet detail | 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13 |
| Team hitting | Lenoir-Rhyne .220; Wingate .232 |
| Kills | Wingate 61; Lenoir-Rhyne 57 |
| Blocks | Wingate 10; Lenoir-Rhyne 8 |
| Aces | Wingate 7; Lenoir-Rhyne 4 |
| Deciding set | Lenoir-Rhyne 15-13 |
What happened
The result turned on Lenoir-Rhyne’s ability to reset after a one-sided fourth set. Wingate won that frame 25-15 and held the better full-match hitting percentage, but the Bears kept the fifth set inside one rotation and finished the last two points.
The box score shows why this was survival rather than control. Wingate led in kills, aces, blocks and digs. Lenoir-Rhyne’s advantage was situational: it converted the two highest-leverage endings, winning the first and third sets by two before closing the fifth 15-13.
Key contributors
- Lenoir-Rhyne: Brooke Aeschliman 14 kills; Averie Dale 13; Alicia Barbarito 27 assists; Juliana Donato 15 digs.
- Wingate: Lillian Edwards 16 kills; Abby Mas 11; Addie Rossum 26 assists; Hailey Green 14 digs.
What matters next
For Lenoir-Rhyne, the useful carryover is late-set composure; the correction is reducing the stretches in which Wingate’s serve and block controlled first contact. Wingate can trust the process that produced the stronger aggregate numbers, but it must turn more of those advantages into points after 20.
Official source: published result/box score. Analysis is Mayberry Sports Intelligence’s interpretation of the official data.