BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's volleyball earned a four-set victory over Emmanuel in Conference Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Marsans powered his way to his fourth consecutive match in double-digit kills with 11 on the day.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Emmanuel, 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (5-3/2-0), Emmanuel (3-6/0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae had a hitting percentage of .215 as a team with 39 total kills to the Lions' 34. Bradley Peters distributed 33 assists in the afternoon and tallied three service aces, five blocks, and four digs.
- Ace Backer had a match-high seven blocks on the day and six kills in win. M.J. Doyle followed Marsans in the kills column with 10 kills and a hitting percentage of .444. Sebastian Heer recorded eight kills and five blocks at the net.
- Emmanuel collected the first-set victory at 25-21 after a kill by Harrison Coelho as the Lions had their best set of the day with a hitting clip at .381.
- The Bobcats rallied quickly in set two with an early 5-0 scoring run that was capped by a double block via Doyle and Heer. Lees-McRae extended the set lead to 15-9 after a solo block by Marsans and the Bobcats captured the second set at 25-20 off a kill by Doyle.
- In the third set, Lees-McRae had a hitting percentage of .286 to capture the frame at 25-18 and led in the match with two set victories.
- Backer and Marsans combined for a block at 10-5 in the fourth set and the Bobcats maintained their three-point lead off a kill by Marsans. Peter put Lees-McRae up 23-18 after an ace and the Bobcats captured the match victory in four sets on Saturday afternoon.
FOR THE LIONS:
- Carlos Guerrero collected ten kills on the afternoon for Emmanuel and Jayden Young followed with eight kills.
- Henrik Westhoff had 23 assists and Guerrero also added seven digs in the contest.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's volleyball welcomes King to the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on Tuesday, Feb. 14 for the first match in the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" of the 2023 season.
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