DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College men's volleyball team (2-3) lost a pair of matches against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (4-0) in straight sets on Thursday and Friday at Belk Arena.

MATCH 1 STATS vs Maryland Eastern Shore (0-3 FINAL, 14-25, 19-25, 24-26)
KILLS: True Bauer (7), Jacob Mullen (7)
ACES: True Bauer (1), Dorian Sepulveda Garcia (1)
BLOCKS: Colin Fahey (2), Tyler Kuehl (2)
ASSISTS: Gino Briglio (20)
DIGS: True Bauer (10)

THE TEAM
Erskine hit just .055 (28 K / 23 E / 91 TA) for the match, and slowed down UMES after the Hawks hit .480 in the opening set. However, the Fleet could not find the offensive firepower to stay with Maryland Eastern Shore and 14 blocks from the visitors played a big role in that.

MATCH 2 STATS vs Maryland Eastern Shore (0-3 FINAL, 22-25, 24-26, 21-25)
KILLS: True Bauer (10)
ACES: Gino Briglio (5)
BLOCKS: Jacob Mullen (1)
ASSISTS: Gino Briglio (30)
DIGS: Gino Briglio (8)

THE TEAM
Erskine hit .180 (36 K / 20 E / 89 TA) for the match and pushed UMES in each of the first two sets, but the Hawks were on a tear offensively all afternoon long, posting a .468 hitting percentage and every crucial point went the way of the visitors on Friday.

WHAT'S NEXT? 
Erskine goes on the road for a rematch against Newberry College (1-2) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Fleet swept the Wolves in the season opener on January 13.

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