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The Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball team swept Fort Valley State (25-9, 25-10, 25-15) Saturday afternoon at HP Arena. The win improved the Railsplitters' record to 11-4 while dropping the Wildcats to 3-10.

Set 1: Lincoln Memorial 25-9
The Railsplitters led wire to wire, clinching the set on a kill by Diego Clark Keith. Shay Spadaro's four kills paced the Lincoln Memorial offense in the first frame.

Set 2: Lincoln Memorial 25-10
After trailing 2-1, the visiting Railsplitters went on a 5-0 scoring run, and they would lead for the remainder of the period. Johan Negron and Justin Sharfenaker contributed three kills each to the Lincoln Memorial attack in the second set.

Set 3: Lincoln Memorial 25-15
The host Wilcats led by as many as two points at 8-6, but the visitors went on a 14-3 rally midway through the frame to gain a 20-11 edge and would clinch the set and match on a Spadaro termination. Lincoln Memorial again had Spadaro pace its scoring with four kills.

Stat of the Match
Lincoln Memorial (.483) outhit Fort Valley State (-.056) by more than 500 points.

Inside the Box Score
- Spadaro went for 10.5 points on eight kills, three block assists and an ace while adding five digs.
- Sharfenaker tallied 10.5 points on seven kills, two aces, a solo block and a block assist and collected five digs.
- Negron posted six kills, three digs, an ace and a block.
- Kohl Kutsch stuffed the stat sheet with 23 assists, six digs, four kills, two aces and two blocks.

Up Next
The Railsplitters have a rematch with King on Tuesday in Bristol, Tenn., at 7 p.m. 

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