BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Michael Marsans tallied eight kills, four service aces, and three digs, while
Bradley Peters and
Steven Nalls finished with a team-high 14 assists and a team-high four digs respectively, as the Lees-McRae men's volleyball team clinched their first win under new coach
Pono Yin with a straight-set sweep of visiting Benedict in the non-conference match this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Benedict, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-13)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-1), Benedict (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Marsans finished with a .353 hitting percentage to pace the Bobcats in kills, while Peters also chipped in three kills and a solo block.
- M.J. Doyle added four kills and a service ace, while Nicholas Brewster chipped in two kills, two block assists and three digs.
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates by scoring six of the first eight points but failed to hold momentum as the score was tied at 13-13.
- The Bobcats closed the first set on a 12-5 run and used a pair of late kills by Peters and Brewster to win the opening frame, 25-18.
- Lees-McRae scored 18 of the first 26 points in the second set and held off a late Tigers rally to take a 2-0 sets lead with a 25-16 win in set two.
- The Bobcats once again started off with a big lead in the third frame, scoring 18 of the firs 23 points, and used a late service ace by Max Kuntz and a Benedict service error to clinch the non-conference win.
- Lees-McRae held an 11-1 edge in service aces, a 23-18 edge in kills, and finished with all three of the match's blocks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Donovan Wilmott and Benjamin Attles both finished with a team-high five kills to pace the Tigers.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host Bluefield College tomorrow in another non-conference match at 2 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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