FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College's volleyball team dropped its Conference Carolinas opener tonight at home, falling 3-0 to Lees-McRae College at Swartz Gym. Set scores were 25-21, 25-10, 25-23.

RECORDS
Lees-McRae 1-7, 1-0 CC
Ferrum 2-3, 0-1 CC

THE BASICS
The opening set was tied at 21-21 when Lees-McRae closed it out with four straight points to grab the early 1-0 lead. The Bobcats then rattled off a quick second set to extend the lead to 2-0.

The third set was tight, with Ferrum leading 16-14 before LMC used a 7-2 rally to go out in front 21-18. Catherine Bennett had back-to-back kills and Danielle Worthy had a service ace to tie the set at 21-21. Four points later, the score was tied at 23-23, but the Bobcats closed out the set and match from there with a service ace and a kill.

KEY STATS
Lees-McRae: Rebecca Ryan 18 kills; Izadora Rosin 30 asst; Emma Summerfield 29 digs
Ferrum: Bennett 12 kills; Makayla Rumley 10 kills; Harleigh Propst 15 asst; Daniela Castillo 18 digs;

UP NEXT
Coach Shelbylynn Adair's team will be back in action Friday, September 19, at Young Harris College. The Conference Carolinas match is set for a 6:30 p.m. start in Young Harris, Georgia.