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 19^th when it hosts #10 Lourdes University at 5:00 pm inside the Don Ridler Field House.