BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's volleyball fell in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday afternoon after Barton battled back to win in five sets. Prior to the match,
M.J. Doyle,
Joe Angelo,
Steven Nalls,
Michael Marsans,
Bradley Peters, and
Ace Backer were all honored as part of Senior Day.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton def. Lees-McRae, 3-2 (25-18, 13-25, 15-25, 25-20, 17-15)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Barton (4-17/4-9), Lees-McRae (9-14/5-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Sebastian Heer recorded a game-high 13 kills along with four total blocks for the Bobcats. Marsans followed with 12 kills, three service aces, and four digs.
- Backer and Doyle tallied 11 kills apiece and Doyle collected a double-double with 10 digs. Angelo joined Doyle in double-digit digs with 10 digs along with five kills.
- Peters joined Doyle with a double-double with 48 assists and 11 digs in the match.
- Nalls had a match-high 13 digs and three assists on Saturday afternoon.
- Lees-McRae roared back to even the match at one set apiece with a decisive 25-13 win the second set and took the match lead with a 25-15 victory in the third set.
- Barton evened the match at two sets apiece with a 25-20 victory.
- In the fifth and final set, the Bobcats jumped out to a 4-1 advantage behind back-to-back aces via Marsans. Barton regained the 5-4 advantage with back-to-back solo blocks.
- Heer gave the Bobcats two match points with a kill at 14-12, but the Bulldogs followed with three consecutive points and earned the match with an ace by Thomas Fanic at 17-15.
FOR THE BULLDOGS:
- Benjamin Wiechert had a team-high 10 kills on a .471 hitting percentage and added five total blocks.
- Jake Adams just missed a double-double with nine kills and 10 blocks.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae wraps up their home portion of the 2023 schedule with Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 p.m.
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