Friday, November 17, 2006

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lipscomb's Lindsey Rutherford powered the Lady Bisons past No. 6 Mercer, 3-0 (30-26, 30-23, 30-21), to advance to semifinals of the 2006 Atlantic Sun Tournament at Curb Event Center Friday afternoon.

The third-seeded Lady Bisons picked up the most wins in program history behind Rutherford's match-high 18 kills. The first team All-Atlantic Sun pick set an individual championship record, hitting .654 in the match, breaking the record set by Emily Watts in 2002.

Mercer struggled to get going throughout the match, hitting .155 and only tallied 33 kills and 45 digs. Julie Darty and Karen Dorris led the way for the Bears with eight kills each.

Lipscomb's Alex Scruggs tallied 14 kills, two digs, and Cara Wilber had the only double-double of the match, with 11 kills, 12 digs. Libero Ann Mullins picked up 24 digs.

Lipscomb will face Belmont at 7:00 pm in its tournament version of the Battle of the Boulevard. The match can be seen live via the Atlantic Sun website.