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Men's Volleyball

Lawrence Tech Goes 1-1 at Tri-Match

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:

  • Block assist by JT McCarthy and Simon Phillip puts LTU up 9-6 

  • LTU goes on a 5-1 run making the score 13-8

  • LTU makes the score 19-16 forcing TCC to call timeout

  • LTU wins 5-of-6 before Jeffry Fuhrmann kill closes the first set 25-20

Second Set:

  • LTU starts the set hot forcing a timeout by TCC at 8-2

  • Three consecutive kills from LTU increases the lead to 13-4

  • LTU forces TCC to call a timeout at 15-5

  • Both teams go on their own run making the score 20-11 in LTU's favor

  • Kill by Felix Perez from LTU closes the set 25-13

Third Set:

  • TCC dominates to start the set 10-3

  • LTU scores off of a service stopping the TCC momentum bringing the set to 10-4

  • TCC rips off six straight point expanding the lead to 16-4

  • Kill by Zach Narkiewicz cuts the deficit to 17-9 after an LTU comeback

  • Both teams traded point down the stretch ending the set 25-15 TCC

Fourth Set:

  • Connor Cooper's service ace gives LTU a slim 4-3 advantage

  • Back and forth plays brings set to a 10-8 TCC lead

  • TCC's 5-1 run pushes their lead to 13-11 

  • LTU climbs back to tie it 14-14 off an attack error

  • A constant battle between both team in the stretch ends in a 26-24 win for TCC

Fifth Set:

  • TCC forces a 4-4 tie in a close start

  • 4-0 run from LTU and a kill from Jeffry Fuhrmann, brings set to 8-4

  • TCC comes back and takes the lead 9-8

  • LTU holds lead in the clutch 14-13

  • 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:

  • LTU rushes out to 11-4 lead

  • Cooper kill makes it 17-9 LTU

  • RedStorm cut margin to five at 18-13

  • Blue Devils take 7-of-11 points, capped by Ian Marquez finish to take first set 25-17

Second Set:

  • Fuhrmann finish gives LTU early 14-7 advantage

  • Another Marquez kill makes it a double-digit affair at 20-9

  • RedStorm runoff four right before Perez kill ends set 25-16 LTU

Third Set:

  • Lee finds Perez to make it 14-7 LTU

  • Two more finishes from Felix make the margin 10 at 22-12

  • 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.

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