HICKORY, N.C. --- Hannah Berling registered her sixth double-double of the season with 32 assists and 11 digs but the Tusculum College volleyball team fell 3-0 (19-25, 23-25, 12-25) at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday night.

Sabrina Schleuger paced the Pioneer (6-5, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) offense with a match-high 11 kills. Rachel Garnett found the floor on nine kills while Laryssa Welch finished with six. Melissa Mazur, the NCAA Division II dig leader, dug-up 29 balls.

Brooke Redmond led the Bears (8-4, 7-1) with a double-double on 14 digs and 11 kills. Briana Gottenburg also had a double-double with 21 assists and 11 digs while Jillian Born had 21 digs. Morgan Bunker added nine kills.

Lenoir-Rhyne jumped out to a quick 8-1 lead in the first set and later held a commanding 21-10 advantage after an attack error by Schleuger. Welch responded with back-to-back kills but the Bears later earned set-point at 24-15. TC reeled off four-straight off the service of Schleuger, but following a timeout Redmond closed out the set for the Bears with a kill.

The Pioneers earned their first lead of the match early in the second set and broke a 14-14 tie with three-straight points to take a 17-14 advantage. However, LR rallied back with an 8-1 run to take a 22-18 lead. Tusculum then responded with its own run, a 4-0 spurt off the service of Berling to knot the set at 22-22. Danae Stauffer and Garnett each had kills in the series.

Both sides traded a point as the score stood tied at 23-23, but Ashley Wells gave Lenoir-Rhyne set point with a kill. A long rally ensued, but the Pioneers couldn't force extra points as Sarah Bouley committed an attack error and the Bears took the second set and a 2-0 lead in the match.

LR scored the first 13 points of the third set and later held its largest lead at 23-9. Emily Seele closed out the match with a final kill as the Bears earned the 3-0 sweep.

The Pioneers will wrap-up a four-match road trip tomorrow afternoon when they head to Brevard College. First-serve is set for noon.