Jags down Lenoir-Rhyne and Mount Olive 3-0 in day one of season-opening tourney

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The GRU Augusta women's volleyball team commenced their 2015 season at the Queens University of Charlotte Volleyball Fall Invitational with back-to-back 3-0 victories over Lenoir-Rhyne and Mount Olive in day one of the non-conference event.

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The Jaguars (2-0) started the event with the 10:30 a.m. match on Court C with the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears from Hickory N.C. GRU also opened the 2014 season against LR at the Queens Invitational and the Jaguars avenged last year's loss with a shut-out victory. GRU won three-straight sets, but the Bears were within five points in each set loss.

GRU sophomore Paige Elliott led the match with 10 kills, while junior-transfer Rachel Windle provided nine in her debut in a Jag jersey. Senior Kailla Baptiste and freshman Savanna Gonzales each added seven kills, while senior-setter Alyssa Latham recorded a match-high 34 assists.

Lenoir-Rhyne out-blocked GRU 6-5, but the Jags won the attack percentage with a .218 showing to the Bears' 0.82.

In match two, the Jags took on the Mount Olive Trojans at 3:00 p.m. and jumped to a quick lead with a close 25-22 set-one win. After only recording a .143 attack percentage in the opening set, the Jaguars posted a .400 attack percentage in set two and .370 in set three to win the match with two 25-16 wins.

Nine of the 13 Jaguars recorded kills against the Trojans and sophomore preseason All-Conference returner Kali Boatwright led with seven kills and 13 digs. Latham led all players again with 31 assists and she added seven digs and an ace. Cat DeSilvester delivered two aces and seven digs in the win.

GRU faces Catawba at 10:30 a.m. and tourney-hosts Queens at 3:00 p.m. in the second and final day of the Queens Invitational

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