DUE WEST, S.C. –
Michael Marsans and
Max Kuntz finished with 14 and eight kills respectively, but it was not enough as host Erskine finished with a 42-32 edge in kills and a 6-1 advantage in service aces en route to clinching the three-set victory over the visiting Bobcats in the non-conference action this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Erskine def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-20)
LOCATION: Belk Arena – Due West, South Carolina
RECORDS: Erskine (10-14/4-5), Lees-McRae (7-9/3-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Marsans paced the Bobcats with 14 points to go along with two block assists and four digs, while Kuntz chipped in six digs, two solo blocks, and two block assists.
- Riley Chapman chipped in five kills and three digs, with Steven Nalls and Bradley Peters adding a team-high nine digs and a team-high 29 assists respectively.
- Erskine sprinted out of the gates by scoring 12 of the first 18 points to grab momentum early and extended the lead to 22-13.
- Lees-McRae responded with an 8-2 run to trim the deficit to 24-21, but a final kill by the Flying Fleet gave Erskine a 25-21 win in set one.
- The Bobcats maintained a sizeable lead in the early stage of the second set, thanks in large part to an early 6-2 run, until Erksine rallied to even the score at 21-21.
- The Flying Fleet closed the frame on a 4-1 run to clinch a 25-22 win in set two.
- Both teams traded points for much of the third stanza with a late attacking error by Erskine and a kill by Marsans cutting the lead to 24-20.
- The Flying Fleet secured the final kill to clinch the conference win.
- Erskine held a slim 9-7 edge in total blocks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Edgerrin Austin and Kacper Rybarczyk finished with 15 and 13 kills respectively to pace the Flying Fleet.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will travel to Franklin Springs, Georgia tomorrow for a 2 p.m. showdown with Emmanuel to close out the Conference Carolinas weekend.
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