BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Michael Marsans,
Max Kuntz, and
Riley Chapman combined for 28 kills, while
Bradley Peters chipped in 24 assists, five block assists, and four digs, as the Lees-McRae men's volleyball team clinched a three-set victory over visiting Alderson Broaddus in the non-conference action to move to 5-2 on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court this season.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Alderson Broaddus, 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (6-7), Alderson Broaddus (3-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Marsans finished with a .226 hitting percentage, while Kuntz hit .235 with two digs and a block assist.
- Chapman tallied a .875 hitting percentage to go along with a solo block and an assist.
- Steven Nalls chipped in a team-high seven digs, while Nicholas Brewster added four block assists and three digs.
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates by scoring eight of the first 10 points and held the momentum to extend the lead 19-12.
- After a late rally by Alderson Broaddus, the Bobcats closed the first set on a pair of Battler errors to win the first frame, 25-17.
- Both teams traded points for the first half of the second set until Lees-McRae used an 11-5 run to shift momentum.
- The Bobcats used a final pair of final kills by Marsans and Chapman to claim victory in the second frame, 25-21.
- Lees-McRae rallied from an early Alderson Broaddus lead by going on a 9-4 run and closed the match on a 3-1 run, highlighted by a service ace by Marsans, to clinch a 25-18 win in the third and final set.
- The Bobcats finished with all four aces and held a 33-24 edge in kills.
FOR THE FOES:
- Jaelin Gray finished with a team-high seven kills to lead the Battlers.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcat will return to the court on Wednesday, March 16 as they host Belmont Abbey in a Conference Carolinas contest at 7 p.m.
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