Men’s Volleyball surrenders tight battle at Belmont Abbey

BELMONT, N.C. — The Catawba College men's volleyball team fell to Belmont Abbey, 3-1, in a neck-and-neck affair at the Wheeler Center on Wednesday night.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba (12-9) put together a respectable .291 hitting percentage against Belmont Abbey's (13-8) .363 clip

- Although the Crusaders had a 5-3 edge in service aces, they also had more errors by a 17-15 margin

- The blue and white recorded 9.5 total blocks but endured three block errors, while The Abbey racked up 13 blocks with no miscues

- The Crusaders finished with marginal advantages in reception percentage (.959-.938) and digs (29-28)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

- Trevor Phillips headlined the Catawba Indians with 21 kills on a .410 attacking clip

- Eli Zdonek registered 12 kills while enjoying a busy day on defense with seven digs and two blocks

- Cam Reeder served up a pair of service aces as Wyatt Eastin landed one

- Kristian Smith logged 45 assists and five digs, while Max Adkisson chipped in a team-high eight digs and three dimes

- Eastin made five stops at the net, offensively supplying six kills on seven kills with no errors for an .857 outing

UP NEXT

Catawba hosts the program's first Senior Night on Friday, Apr. 4 at Goodman Arena against IVA foe Tusculum at 7 p.m.