Men’s Volleyball shuts out Lees-McRae to cap undefeated March

BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Catawba College men's volleyball team collected its sixth consecutive match victory with a 3-0 blanking of Lees-McRae on Friday night at Williams Gym.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba (12-8) fired 36 kills to Lees-McRae's (3-20) 31, making for a tight hitting percentage margin of .207-.182

- The blue and white were slightly more efficient on setting at a .372 clip compared to the .357 posted by the Bobcats

- The visitors posted a 3-2 advantage in aces with fewer errors (16-9), leading the match in service accuracy at .878-.758

- The Catawba Indians collected 24 digs and 8.5 blocks while the Bobcats were held to 21 digs and seven total stops

INDIVIDUAL STATS

- Trevor Phillips sent in 14 kills on a .370 success rate to lead the offense, also turning in two aces, one assist, five digs and three blocks

- Eli Zdonek registered 12 kills and an assist, going errorless in 15 receptions with two digs and two denials

- Kristian Smith totaled 25 assists and garnered a team-high seven digs

- Luke O'Neill elevated for four blocks including the team's lone solo stop while tallying two kills and three digs with a perfect 11-for-11 mark in service

- In addition to Phillips, Cam Reeder and Wyatt Eastin also tacked on three block assists as Eastin accounted for the squad's third ace

UP NEXT

Catawba is back in action next week on Wednesday, Apr. 2 at Belmont Abbey for a 7 p.m. matchup.