Columbia, KY – Freshman Lexi Lester recorded her fourth double-double of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Patriots volleyball team fell 3-0 (17-25, 17-25, 17-25) to 13^th-ranked Lindsey Wilson Tuesday night at the Biggers Sports Complex. With the win the Blue Raiders improve to 19-4 and 10-2 in conference play, while the Patriots move to 12-10 overall and 3-7 against the MSC.

In the first set Cumberlands recorded five of the first six points of the match, including back-to-back aces from Jennifer Stein to take a 5-1 lead. Lindsey Wilson evened the score before Stein connected with Shelby Lackey for a kill to put UC back in front 6-5.  Lily Chapman recorded consecutive kills to extend the Patriots advantage to 10-8. Lindsey Wilson tallied three straight points before a Leah Crist block sparked a Patriot 5-2 rally to give UC a 15-13 edge. The two teams traded points leaving the set tied three times with that last one coming at 17-17.  The Blue Raiders scored eight unanswered points to close out the set and take the 1-0 lead.

Lindsey Wilson used a three-point and five-point run to dig the Patriots into a 19-10 deficit in the second set.  The two teams traded points before Lester found Mackenzie Koch and Olivia Verdecchia for back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 20-13.  Chapman added a pair of kills as part of a 4-1 run to bring UC within six points, however, Lindsey Wilson notched a pair of points to take the set 25-17 and extend their lead to 2-0.

Juliet Montague tallied her lone ace of the match to give Cumberlands a 6-5 lead in the third set.  After the set was tied four times, Lindsey Wilson used a 4-0 run to take a 13-9 edge.  The Patriots battled back getting kills from Chapman and Anna Zuniga to cut the deficit to two points at 14-12.  Lindsey Wilson utilized a 9-5 run to close out set 25-17 and take the 3-0 win.

Lester finished with 12 assists and 11 digs, while Stein notched a team-high 16 digs and two service aces.  Chapman paced Cumberlands attack with nine kills, while Sobocinski added six.

The Patriots will return to action Friday, October 18, when they face Campbellsville in a MSC showdown.  First serve is slated for 7 p.m. with live video will be available here, while live stats are available here. 

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