Batesville, AR - Lyon College volleyball swept the Central Baptist College Mustangs 3-0 (25-22,25-23,25-22) after a fierce back-and-forth battle. Lyon is now 5-17 on the year and remain 2-8 in SLIAC Conference Play.
Set One: Lyon 25, Central Baptist 22
The opening set featured a competitive battle, with the teams combining for eight tied scores and one lead change. Lyon finished the frame with 11 kills and a .159 hitting percentage. The Scots held off the Mustangs late to take the opening set 25-22 and claim a 1-0 match lead.
Set Two: Lyon 25, Central Baptist 23
Lyon continued to battle in the second set, edging Central Baptist 25-23. The Scots produced their strongest offensive set of the match, recording 18 kills and hitting .250. The frame featured three tied scores and two lead changes as Lyon held on for the narrow victory to move within one set of the sweep.
Set Three: Lyon 25, Central Baptist 22
The Mustangs pushed Lyon in the third set, which featured nine tied scores and five lead changes. The Scots recorded 17 kills and hit .179 before closing out the set 25-22 to complete the sweep.
Reyleigh Twist led the Lyon attack with 13 kills, while Keeley Beary, Paige Molloy and Pascha Wistrand each contributed nine kills. Beary hit .381 on 21 attacks and added two solo blocks and a block assist. Wistrand finished with a .250 hitting percentage and three block assists, while Molloy recorded a match-high 24 digs.
Ella Gardner directed the Scots' offense with 40 assists and added 12 digs. Sofia Santis contributed 14 digs, while Chaney McCance and Olivia Locke each recorded nine digs.
As a team, Lyon finished with 46 kills, 17 attack errors and a .196 hitting percentage. The Scots also recorded one service ace, three solo blocks, eight block assists and 83 digs.
Lyon volleyball will be continue SLIAC play facing the Prinicpia College Panthers and will celebrate Senior Night this Friday, October 23rd at 6:00 PM in Becknell Gymnasium.
