BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Bradley Peters recorded the program's first-ever triple-double with 11 kills, 31 assists, and 10 digs and became one of only three players in the nation to record a triple-double this season, while
Michael Marsans finished with a match-high 24 kills and nine digs, to lead the Lees-McRae men's volleyball team to a five-set victory over Belmont Abbey to move to 6-2 on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Belmont Abbey, 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-11)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-7/3-5), Belmont Abbey (10-8/3-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Peters finished with a .529 hitting percentage and also chipped in a service ace, a solo block, and a block assist.
- Marsans posted a .277 hitting percentage and also finished with two service aces, a solo block, and a block assist.
- Max Kuntz chipped in seven kills and two block assists, while Riley Chapman added four kills, 10 assists, and four digs.
- Both teams battled throughout the first set with neither team holding a sizable lead until the Bobcats closed on a 5-2 run and used a late kill by Kuntz to claim a 25-20 win in set one.
- Belmont Abbey responded by winning the second set, 25-20, and the third set, 25-19, to take a 2-1 lead in sets won.
- Lees-McRae responded in the fourth set by claiming 14 of the first 22 points and survived a late Crusader run by using a late kill by Marsans to claim the frame, 25-19.
- The Bobcats held an early 10-6 lead in the fifth and deciding set, but another late run by Belmont Abbey cut the deficit to 14-11.
- Marsans tallied one final kill to give the Bobcats the Conference Carolinas win.
- Lees-McRae held a slim 7-6 edge in total blocks , while Belmont Abbey held a slim 52-48 edge in kills.
FOR THE FOES:
- Andrew Kohut and Mattea Miselli finished with 18 and 12 kills respectively to lead the Crusaders, while Jack Walsh tallied a match-high 45 assists.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will return to action on Tuesday, March 22 as they visit Benedict in a non-conference match on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m.
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