BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Lleyton Starke matched his season-high in kills with 10 on Tuesday evening, but Lees-McRae men's volleyball fell to No. 10 Lincoln Memorial on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court in three sets.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 10 Lincoln Memorial def. Lees-McRae, 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-23)
LOCATION: McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: No. 10 Lincoln Memorial (19-1/0-0), Lees-McRae (3-22/2-11)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Railsplitters hit .439 in tonight's contest with 40 kills and held the Bobcats to a .242 hitting percentage and 30 kills in the three-set sweep.
- Lees-McRae faced three set points at 24-20 and rallied back to trail by one point at 24-23 in the third set. Lincoln Memorial's Matthew Gentry sealed the win with a kill at 25-23.
- Starke had a match-high 10 kills on a .381 hitting percentage. Austin Beaird followed with six kills. Nelson Castellanos and Sebastian Heer had four kills apiece in tonight's contest.
- Abdirahman Ahmed tallied 22 assists for the Bobcats and Isaac LaFunor had four digs in three sets played.
- Gentry paced the Railsplitters with eight kills and Eliel Salva Torres had eight kills also. John Luers distributed 35 assists for LMU.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae hosts "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" foe King on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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