Box Score
Southfield, Mich. – The Lawrence Technological University men's volleyball team played five tightly contested sets versus Trinity Christian College in the first match of their tri-match before falling (25-20, 25-13, 15-25, 24-26, 14-16). They cruised in their second match versus Rio Grande, winning in three sets (25-17, 25-16, 25-13) on Friday night.
3-2 Loss vs Trinity Christian
First Set:
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Block assist by JT McCarthy and Simon Phillip puts LTU up 9-6
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LTU goes on a 5-1 run making the score 13-8
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LTU makes the score 19-16 forcing TCC to call timeout
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LTU wins 5-of-6 before Jeffry Fuhrmann kill closes the first set 25-20
Second Set:
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LTU starts the set hot forcing a timeout by TCC at 8-2
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Three consecutive kills from LTU increases the lead to 13-4
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LTU forces TCC to call a timeout at 15-5
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Both teams go on their own run making the score 20-11 in LTU's favor
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Kill by Felix Perez from LTU closes the set 25-13
Third Set:
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TCC dominates to start the set 10-3
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LTU scores off of a service stopping the TCC momentum bringing the set to 10-4
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TCC rips off six straight point expanding the lead to 16-4
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Kill by Zach Narkiewicz cuts the deficit to 17-9 after an LTU comeback
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Both teams traded point down the stretch ending the set 25-15 TCC
Fourth Set:
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Connor Cooper's service ace gives LTU a slim 4-3 advantage
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Back and forth plays brings set to a 10-8 TCC lead
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TCC's 5-1 run pushes their lead to 13-11
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LTU climbs back to tie it 14-14 off an attack error
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A constant battle between both team in the stretch ends in a 26-24 win for TCC
Fifth Set:
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TCC forces a 4-4 tie in a close start
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4-0 run from LTU and a kill from Jeffry Fuhrmann, brings set to 8-4
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TCC comes back and takes the lead 9-8
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LTU holds lead in the clutch 14-13
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Three-point swing from TCC ends the final set 16-14
Inside the Numbers:
48 – Assists by Phillip
23 – Kills by Perez to lead LTU (.364 hitting percentage)
15 – Kills by Fuhrmann
.304 – Trolls team hitting percentage
.256 – Blue Devils team hitting percentage
3-0 Win vs Rio Grande
First Set:
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LTU rushes out to 11-4 lead
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Cooper kill makes it 17-9 LTU
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RedStorm cut margin to five at 18-13
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Blue Devils take 7-of-11 points, capped by Ian Marquez finish to take first set 25-17
Second Set:
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Fuhrmann finish gives LTU early 14-7 advantage
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Another Marquez kill makes it a double-digit affair at 20-9
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RedStorm runoff four right before Perez kill ends set 25-16 LTU
Third Set:
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Lee finds Perez to make it 14-7 LTU
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Two more finishes from Felix make the margin 10 at 22-12
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Gage Chittenden ends match with kill, 25-13
Inside the Numbers:
23 – Assists by Andrew Lee
12 – Kills by Perez to lead LTU (.500 hitting percentage)
-.035 – RedStorm team hitting percentage
.314 – Blue Devils team hitting percentage
Lawrence Tech has a quick turnaround as it continues its home stand against WHAC foe Mount Vernon Nazarene at 3pm on Saturday, February 26th.