BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Ben Fincham tallied a match-high 10 kills for the Bobcats, but Lees-McRae men's volleyball fell in three sets to North Greenville on Tuesday night.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: North Greenville def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-18)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: North Greenville (6-3/5-0): Lees-McRae (1-11/0-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- B. Fincham opened the contest with a kill off an assist from Abdirahman Ahmed. NGU seized control of the set after four consecutive points at 12-6 and took the set at 25-19.
- The Crusaders used a 7-0 run in the middle of the second set off the serve of Logan Keothavy and earned the set at 25-15. North Greenville took the third at 25-18 after a Bobcat service error.
- B. Fincham had 10 kills on 21 swings and added two digs and one block in the match. Austin Beaird and M.J. Doyle had three kills apiece.
- Ahmed distributed 10 assists in two sets played and Merritt Crowe had six assists in the third set. Ben Ratliff-Becher registered five digs for the Bobcats.
FOR THE CRUSADERS:
- Thomas Roper led North Greenville with eight kills and Emanuel Adames followed with five kills on an efficient .625 hitting percentage.
- Logan Taylor dished out 23 assists in the match to go along with one kill and one dig.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hosts Belmont Abbey on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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