BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's volleyball returned to the McNair & Debi Tornow Court on Friday evening and battled Mount Olive to four sets in Conference Carolinas play.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: RV Mount Olive def. Lees-McRae, 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 25-23)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: RV Mount Olive (15-2/10-0), Lees-McRae (3-18/2-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- UMO took the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-14 for the two-set advantage.
- Lees-McRae went on a 4-0 scoring run to take the 16-13 lead in the third set. Mount Olive held the 23-21 set lead in the third, but the Bobcats rallied for four straight points and the set at 25-23 off an attack error from the Trojans.
- The Bobcats knotted the fourth set at 22-22 off four consecutive points. Mount Olive closed the set and match with back-to-back points off kills from Kory Grant.
- Austin Beaird had a match-high 18 kills on a .375 hitting percentage and added three digs and two blocks. Lleyton Starke tallied nine kills in four sets played and Sebastian Heer followed with eight kills in the contest.
- Thiago Da Silva distributed 41 assists for the Bobcats and Isaac LaFunor recorded eight digs at the libero position.
- Lees-McRae ended Mount Olive's 34 consecutive set streak with the victory in the fourth set by the Bobcats.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hosts Barton tomorrow afternoon on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court at 2 p.m. in a league match.
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