DUE WEST, S.C. – Lees-McRae men's volleyball improved to 5-4 in Conference Carolinas play this afternoon as the Bobcats knocked off Erskine in four sets.
Michael Marsans had a team-high 14 kills in the match and
Sebastian Heer joined him in double figures with 13.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae def. Erskine, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 28-26)
LOCATION: Belk Arena – Due West, South Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (9-11/5-4), Erskine (13-10/8-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Bradley Peters dished out 47 assists in today's contest and added three service aces to his team-leading 62 on the season. Ace Backer tallied nine kills on 16 attempts and M.J. Doyle collected seven in the match.
- The Bobcats outhit the Flying Fleet .263 to .179 as Lees-McRae recorded 54 total kills in four sets.
- Lees-McRae held the 20-17 advantage in the first set but Erskine rallied with five consecutive points and took set one 25-22.
- In the second set, the Bobcats evened the match at one set apiece after hitting a match-high .385 and Heer completed the set win a kill at 25-22.
- The third set belonged to the Bobcats also at 25-22 after two straight points to close the set with a kill via Backer and an Erskine attack error.
- Lees-McRae battled early in the fourth set to even the set score at nine-all after three consecutive points for the Bobcats. Erskine fought off one match point at 25-24, but Peters had a clutch service ace to give Lees-McRae the set and match victory.
FOR THE FLYING FLEET:
- Edgerrin Austin registered a match-high 16 kills for the Flying Fleet and a hitting percentage of .357. Jason Sall followed with nine kills and Francisco Pomar accumulated 35 assists.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's volleyball returns to Banner Elk on Tuesday, March 28 when the Bobcats welcome North Greenville to town.
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