GEORGETOWN, Ky.--Freshman Mario Cid led 14th-ranked Lawrence Tech with 11 kills, six digs and two total blocks, but the Blue Devils couldn't solve a hot-hitting No. 9 Georgetown squad as the Tigers swept LTU 25-23, 25-11, 25-18 in a non-conference matchup of NAIA nationally-ranked teams at the Davis-Reid Alumni Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Lawrence Tech drops to 11-3 on the season while Georgetown improves to 13-3.

Freshman Gustavo Machado and redshirt junior Brendon Down added eight and seven kills, respectively, for LTU. Freshman Nathaniel Brownlee chipped in 26 assists and Matheus Andrade matched Cid for the team lead with six digs.

The host Tigers, who compete in the Mid-South Conference, were led by Ryan Gunn with 15 kills, Finn Heinemann with 33 assists and 3 service aces, CJ Bride with 17 digs--all match highs.

The Tigers outhit the Blue Devils .397 to .169 and also played solid defense keeping more attacks in play with a 31-16 digs advantage.

Lawrence Tech got off to a good start despite losing the opening set by two points, outhitting Georgetown .364 to .333 and almost doubling up the home team in kills (17-10). 

But Georgetown took control of the second set when it attacked for a .667 percentage while holding LTU to just .000. The Tigers closed out the match with another defensive effort in the third, outhitting the Blue Devils .276-.077.

Lawrence Tech wraps up its spring break trip this weekend at the St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, N.C., where the Blue Devils will play #RV Campbellsville -Ky. (Friday, 4:30 p.m.), the host Knights (Saturday, 10:30 a.m.) and Life University (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.).