BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Bradley Peters collected a career-high nine service aces as Lees-McRae men's volleyball secured the 3-0 match victory over St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. St. Andrews, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (2-1/0-0), St. Andrews (0-1/0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Peters tallied nine aces in two sets for the Bobcats and added a match-high 28 assists to lead Lees-McRae in today's win.
- Ace Backer had a match-high 10 kills and a hitting percentage of .389 to go along six total blocks. Thomas Couch and Nicholas Brewster added four kils apiece for the Bobcats and Vincent Pradarelli registered two kills and 1.000 hitting percentage in the contest.
- In the opening set, Peters started the Bobcat offense with four service aces as Lees-McRae led 5-0. Sebastian Heer and Peters combined for a double block to give Lees-McRae the 13-9 advantage and Peters closed the set with a kill at 25-21.
- St. Andrews jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the second set, but the Bobcats answered with seven straight points after a service ace via Peters at 7-3. Backer ended the second set with a kill as Lees-McRae earned the set at 25-18.
- Joe Angelo gave the Bobcats the 10-9 advantage in the third set as Lees-McRae then went five-point run after back-to-back attack errors by the Knights. Lees-McRae took the set by a final of 25-17 after Brewster and Pradarelli combined for block.
- Lees-McRae outhit St. Andrews .247 to .046 and held the advantage in kills at 34-21 in the match. The Bobcats recorded 13 aces and totaled nine blocks in the victory.
FOR THE KNIGHTS:
- Hazem Aldeghafar had a team-high eight kills on 22 total attacks for St. Andrews and Jamere Jackson followed with five kills and three total blocks.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's volleyball heads to Phoenix, Arizona for a three-game road trip starting on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 9 p.m. EST at Grand Canyon.
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