Box Score FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga - Men's volleyball claimed their first victory of the 2020 season on Friday night, defeating the Limestone College Saints, 3-2. This moves their record to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in conference.
The first set was evenly matched with neither team able to pull away. The back and forth exchange ended with the Lions on top, 25-23.
The Saints controlled the early part of the second set, building an eight point lead on the Lions, 16-8. The Lions managed to claw their way back, going on a 17-6 run to claim the set, 25-23.
The Saints got hot early once again in the third set, leading 11-3. The Lions fought their way back into the set but were unable to complete the comeback. The Saints took the third set, 25-22.
The Saints continued their solid play into the fourth set, dominating their way to a 25-14 victory, sending the game into a fifth set.
The fifth set saw a competitive exchange with both teams hitting over .400. Senior
Don Thompson added another 8 kills in the fifth set, leading the way for the Lions to win the set, 15-12.
Thompson finished the game with a career high 33 kills, 4 blocks, and 3 aces. His superior performance makes him the new Emmanuel College game high kills leader, surpassing the previous record of 28 set by Rick Webb in 2014.
Next up, men's volleyball will take on King University on Friday, February 7.
