CHARLOTTE, N.C. –
Lleyton Starke notched a season-best 10 kills, but Lees-McRae men's volleyball fell to Queens in three sets on Friday night in Charlotte.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Charlotte def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-21)
LOCATION: Curry Arena – Charlotte, North Carolina
RECORDS: Queens (7-3), Lees-McRae (0-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Queens used a seven-point run for the 16-10 lead in the first set and earned the opening set at 25-20.
- The Bobcats held the 18-14 lead in the second set, but the Royals battled back for the 25-21 set two win. Queens earned the final set at 25-21.
- Starke collected 10 kills on 31 attempts for the Bobcats and added one dig. Sebastian Heer had six kills on a .364 hitting percentage.
- Thiago Da Silva distributed 23 assists and recorded three digs, and four blocks in the match. Austin Beaird collected six digs in the contest and Ben Ratliff-Becher tallied five digs.
FOR THE ROYALS:
- Casey Maas led Queens in tonight's win with 12 kills and seven digs. Sev Alton tallied nine kills and Wilson Buchanan dished out 28 assists in three sets played.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hosts Tusculum on Tuesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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