The Lee volleyball team finished an even 2-2 in their annual Lee Invitational from Walker Arena after closing the tournament on Saturday evening with a 3-1 setback to Bryan College.
The Lady Flames now sit at 5-6 on the year and will prepare for a three-game Gulf South Conference road trip beginnning Tuesday at Alabama-Huntsville. The Lions (13-3) continued their winning ways finishing 4-0 on the weekend and have now won 12 straight matches.
LU 1, BC 3
Lee jumped out to an early 25-23 opening set victory over Bryan in the Saturday's nightcap.
The Lions would respond however and win the next three sets (25-22, 25-27, 25-19) to hand the Lady Flames their second defeat of the weekend.
"We are still playing way too inconsistent and are way to up and down," noted head coach Andrea Hudson. "I still have hope that we will find that consistency this season but we have to be more focused each time out."
Senior Lauren Williams continued to lead the way for the Lady Flames with 13 kills and five blocks. The Brooklyn Park, Minn. native finished the invitational (four matches) with 42 slams.
Latrice Johnson and Erin Hill joined Williams in double-figures with 11 and 10 kills respectively. Hill would also dish off 14 assists. Sadie Johnson led the team with 24 assists while libero Stephanie Hernandez registered 21 digs.
The Lions featured a balance scoring attack led by Kara Stamper's 15 kills. Ashley Mattoch and Rachel Mosley chipped in 11 slams each and Meghan Lowry tallied 10. Taylor Fink set up the offense with a match-high 43 assists.
"It was obvious from the start that Bryan wanted this win more than we did," said Hudson. "We are a young team and we need to learn to play with more fire and determination."
LU 3, SWU1
Lauren Williams led the way for Lee as she tallied a match-high 15 slams to go along with excellent defense at the net with eight blocks. Latrice Johnson had a double-double with 11 slams and 13 digs while Catherine Conley enjoyed her best match of the year with 10 kills and four blocks.
Freshman Sadie Johnson saw extended action on the court and made the most of the opportunity with 27 assists to set up the Lady Flame offense. Stephanie Hernandez registered 21 digs to anchor the back line.
The Warriors (11-5) were led by Sarah Hughey's double-double performance as she had 13 kills and 15 digs. Alysia Cruell added 10 slams while Megan Widener posted 28 assists to go along with 15 digs of her own.
Southern Wesleyan finished the invitational at 2-2. The South Carolina club was defeated by Bryan and Lee but registered wins against Kentucky Wesleyan and Campbellsville.