Box Score Bristol, Tenn. – Junior
Mike Michelau (Trevor, WI, Westosha Central High School) drilled back-to-back kills to send the Erskine Flying Fleet (17-4, 13-2) a 3 to 2 (19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13) win over conference foe King University Tornado (12-10, 8-6) tonight in men's volleyball action.
After splitting the first four sets, Erskine and King went down to the wire tonight in the final and decisive fifth set. With neither team holding more than a one point lead in the set, the two teams found themselves tied at 13 to 13. Michelau blasted a set from teammate
David Grandy (Laguna Hills, CA, Laguna Hills High School) to put the Fleet up one. Grandy tied a career-high with 63 assists. King mishandled the ensuing serve, returning it over the net that Michelau hammered for the game point.
Michelau finished with a game-high 26 kills, 9 digs and 4 blocks to lead the Fleet. Fellow junior
Omar Melendez (San Juan, P.R., Colegio San Ignalio de Loyola) had a career-night with 17 kills and 4 blocks.
For the Tornado, Nick Serowski had a team-high 17 kills along with 5 digs and 6 blocks while teammate Jeff Sprayberry had 14 kills and 9 digs.
Erskine plays their third and final game of their road trip Saturday night against Ohio State University. The game is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.