Box Score Southfield, Mich. – The Lawrence Technological University men's volleyball team defeated the Adrian College Bulldogs for the second time this season on Tuesday night, winning in four sets (25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17) inside the Don Ridler Field House.
First Set:
- Simon Phillip finds JT McCarthy to make it 12-9 LTU
- Pair of Adrian errors double lead to 18-12 LTU, forcing a Bulldogs' timeout
- McCarthy kill holds margin at six, 20-14
- Felix Perez finish ends set for Blue Devils 25-19
Second Set:
- Four Bulldogs errors leads to 11-5 advantage for Blue Devils
- Phillip sets up Ian Marquez to make it 21-14 LTU
- Consecutive Perez service aces closes out 25-15 set win
Third Set:
- Bartosz Rauch kill gives LTU slim 16-14 lead
- Bulldogs use two service aces to earn 20-18 advantage
- After McCarthy kill, Bulldogs commit consecutive errors to tie set at 23-23
- Blue Devils give back point with an error of their own before Bulldogs take set with a kill
Fourth Set:
- Jeffry Fuhrmann puts LTU ahead by one, 13-12
- Phillip finds Perez for 17-13 advantage to force Adrian timeout
- Bulldogs cut deficit to one, 17-16, but another McCarthy kill pushes lead to three, 20-17
- Out of a second Bulldogs timeout, back-to-back errors doom Adrian, 23-17, before a pair of Perez kills ends set 25-17
Inside the Numbers:
25 – Assists by Phillip
14 – Kills by Perez to lead LTU, tie match-high
8 – Digs by Collin Holt
5 – Service aces and total blocks for Perez
.242 – Blue Devils team hitting percentage
.050 – Bulldogs team hitting percentage
Lawrence Tech remains home on Saturday, February 19th when it hosts #10 Lourdes University at 5:00 pm inside the Don Ridler Field House.