Box Score DALLAS - Bishop Lynch (13-10, 1-0) defeated rival Ursuline last night 3-0 in front of a rowdy crowd at Jane Neuhoff Athletic Center.

After starting slowly in a very well-attended and loud game, the Friars were able to dig out of an early 7-3 deficit in the first set behind Lyric Berry's seven first-set kills. The turning point of the first set was Lauryn Lambert's massive kill to put BL up 14-13. The Friars never looked back and would be leading by at least three or more points until they eventually won 25-19.

The second set was much like the first, the crowd was behind the Bears, and Ursuline went up early, 5-2. The Friars would once again battle back to tie the game up at seven apiece. After it being another close set with multiple ties, BL would pull away when Paloma Gonzalez made it 17-15 with a middle kill. The ladies never looked back and took the set 25-20.

The third set was all Friars, winning 25-9. Six Friars had kills, and the Bears couldn't do anything offensively with the scrappy play by the ladies in black and white.

As a team, BL hit .295, which is an incredible number. Paloma Gonzalez hit an eye-opening number of .643, while Lyric Berry, Lauryn Lambert, Cheyenne Luper and Ashlyn Zilliken all hit .300 or better. Berry led the team with 13 kills, while Lambert and Gonzalez had 11 and 10, respectively. Assisting the hitter all night were Rachel Vlk and Cate Hatfield. Vlk led the team with 21 assists, and Hatfield had 17.

The entire squad had a total of 40 digs to slow down the Bear offense. Maddie Smotherman led BL with 11, with Lambert close behind her with 10.

Game Leaders:
Kills: Lyric Berry with 13
Digs: Maddie Smotherman with 11
Assists: Rachel Vlk with 21
Aces: Maddie Smotherman, Rachel Vlk and Cate Hatfield with 1
Blocks: Leah Oyewole with 3

Sub-Varsity:
The freshman team lost a tough battle to Ursuline 2-0, while the JV defeated the Bears 2-0. The sophomore team defeated Lovejoy 2-0.

Next Up:
The Friars travel to Addison to take on TCA in another district game.

Around TAPPS:
Prestonwood defeated Parish 3-0.
John Paul II defeated TCA 3-0.