BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Michael Marsans, the nation's leader in kills/set, tallied his ninth match with over 20 kills by finishing with a match-high 24 kills, while
Bradley Peters notched his third double-double of the season with 10 kills and 34 assists, to lead the Lees-McRae men's volleyball team to a three-set victory over visiting Barton in the regular-season finale this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Barton, 3-0 (25-20, 30-28, 25-19)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (8-14/4-10), Barton (0-19/0-14)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Marsans finished with a .354 hitting percentage to go along with three digs, two assists, and two block assists.
- Peters also chipped in three service aces, three block assists, and seven digs, while Max Kuntz added seven kills and two digs.
- Sebastian Heer tallied four kills, a solo block, and five block assists, with Steven Nalls posting a match-high 15 digs.
- Both teams traded runs early in the first set until Lees-McRae closed the frame on three kills by Marsans to clinch a 25-20 win in set one.
- Barton responded with an early run in the second set to claim a 10-8 lead, but a late run by the Bobcats evened the score at 23-23.
- The Bulldogs used a Bobcat attacking error to hold a 28-27 lead.
- Marsans and Kuntz tallied kills and Peters finishing with a final service ace to give the Bobcats a 30-28 win in the second set.
- The lead changed hands multiple times in the early moments of the third and final set until Lees-McRae used a 13-2 run to grab momentum.
- Barton slowly chipped away at the lead to cut the deficit to 24-19, but a final kill by Peters gave the Bobcats the Conference Carolinas sweep.
- Lees-McRae held a 47-38 edge in kills and finished with a match-high seven total blocks and six service aces.
FOR THE FOES:
- Brandon Johnston finished with a team-high 11 kills to go along with 11 digs, while Seth Deppe chipped in 28 assists.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will enter the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament as the No. 7 seed and will face No. 6 Belmont Abbey in the first round on Wednesday, April 13.
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