JACKSON, Miss. -- The trip
back to Batesville from Jackson, Miss., for the Lyon
College Pipers' volleyball team should be a short one
despite the nearly six hour ride.
The Pipers finished a
perfect 4-0 in the Belhaven Tournament, rolling past
Rhodes College and Loyola University (La.) to improve to
5-0 on the season.
"We came down here to
Jackson and faced some pretty stiff competition," said
Pipers' head coach Justin Dee, "and the girls played
really well. To come down here and win all four games is
a really positive thing for our team. I'm really proud
of them."
Lyon dropped the opening
game of its first contest of the day against Rhodes, but
came back to steamroll the opposition to notch a 3-1
victory.
Daria Paunovic had 12
kills and two aces in the win while teammate Alyson
Boone knocked down nine kills and picked up four blocks.
Junior setter Jessica Sylvester added 25 assists and
freshman Lauren Castleberry earned seven kills, two
blocks and 27 digs.
In Saturday's game two
against Loyola, the match was over in three straight.
Loyola never stood a chance, falling 30-16, 30-22,
30-23.
Katie Beineke had 12
kills, Paunovic slammed 11 kills and collected 11 digs
while teammate Ann Sullivan picked up 21 digs.
The Pipers are back in
action again on Tuesday for their home opener against
Arkansas Tech. Game time is 7 p.m.
