CLEVELAND, Tenn.- In what will go down as one of the most exciting volleyball matches to be staged inside Walker Arena in several years, Lee University battled visiting Valdosta State University for five sets on Saturday afternoon before winning 3-2 (25-21, 17-25, 25-20, 31-29, 15-13). The thrilling victory improved the Lady Flames GSC record to 6-4 and 12-10 overall. The Blazers dropped to 4-4, 10-8.
The fourth set was tied 16 times before Lee finally pulled out the 31-29 win and forced the fifth set. Overall, the battle lasted two hours and 45 minutes and both head coaches used all their allotted timeouts.
The tightly and evenly contested affair saw Lee finish with 62 kills and Valdosta 60. The Blazers had 90 digs and the Lady Flames a season-high 87 digs. Lee had 22 blocks and the visitors 20. The service errors were also almost evenly divided with Valdosta having 10 and Lee nine. To take it a step further, the Lady Flames had 58 assists to 56 for the Blazers…