MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. –
Ben Fincham recorded 10 kills in tonight's match at Mount Olive, but Lees-McRae men's volleyball fell in three sets to the Trojans in Conference Carolinas play.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-23
LOCATION: Kornegay Arena – Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (11-3/5-2), Lees-McRae (1-15/0-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Mount Olive used early scoring runs in the first and second set to take the two-set advantage over Lees-McRae.
- In the third set, the Bobcats battled back to tie the set at 22-22, but the Trojans collected three of the last four points and earned the match in three sets.
- B. Fincham paced the Bobcats with 10 kills on a .350 hitting percentage and added four digs and two blocks in the night. Erel Bardah had six kills on a .545 hitting percentage to go along with three blocks.
- Austin Beaird and M.J. Doyle collected four kills apiece and Ahmed Abdirahman tallied 16 assists in the two sets played. Merritt Crowe recorded 10 assists in the third set.
FOR THE TROJANS:
- Justin Gregory led Mount Olive in the three sets with 12 kills on a .348 hitting percentage. Tom Klotzbuecher had nine kills and Jackson Lahey distributed 27 assists in the contest.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Wilson, North Carolina tomorrow afternoon for a Conference Carolinas match at Barton starting at 2 p.m.
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