YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The Mountain Lions women's volleyball team honored their eight seniors just before match time on Saturday (Nov. 9) afternoon at the Harp Recreation and Commencement Center. When the ceremony was over, the starters were announced, and the first serve had been dealt, Young Harris was ready for the Flying Fleet of Erskine College. The Mountain Lions overwhelmed Erskine from set one until the match was finished. The purple and white attacked early and often, and the Flying Fleet could not recover from the bombardment of attacks coming from the Mountain Lions side of the net. 

Congratulations to Mountain Lions volleyball seniors: Sophie Bearden, Joha Bernis, Athena Constantinides, Lily Hidalgo, Nicole Klucharich, Shelby Mullins, Lorin Tidick, and Chase Vaigneur!  

QUOTING HEAD COACH JENNY MICHAEL: 
"I am so excited and happy for them and their teammates. We knew coming into today that we had to navigate and manage our emotions, there was a lot of implications for our postseason aspirations on the outcome of this match. We needed to stay focused and have our thoughts control our feelings instead of getting caught up in all that emotion; it is one thing to talk about it as a coach, but it is another thing for the athletes to put it into action. Once we settled down after the first 15 points of that first set, we did a nice job, and I am so excited for the seniors and their teammates." Continuing, "we are going to enjoy this moment of fellowship with family, friends, and teammates and get back to work tomorrow." 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: 

• The Mountain Lions swept the Flying Fleet three sets to none (25-20, 25-20, and 25-23).  

• Abby Schirm led YHC with 12 points on 12 kills, while securing a .303 hitting percentage.  

• Senior Shelby Mullins stayed aggressive, scoring 11.5 points on 11 kills and one block assist.  

• Seniors Lily Hidalgo and Nicole Klucharich each recorded nine points in the sweep, with Hidalgo collecting nine kills and Klucharich recording eight kills and one solo block. Klucharich also added a match-high .467 hitting percentage. 

• Senior Joha Bernis led each team with 18 digs. 

• The leading scorer for Erskine was Becca Yohe with 10.5 points scored. 

• The Mountain Lions posted a team hitting percentage of .276, compared to Erskine's .104%. 

• YHC converted 45 kills, the Flying Fleet had 33 kills. 

• Young Harris bested Erskine with four blocks compared to two blocks. 

UP NEXT: 

The YHC volleyball team hits the road to play Shorter University in the final match of the regular season on Tuesday (Nov. 12) evening in Rome, Georgia.