HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball team swept King (25-18, 26-24, 25-19) Tuesday night at Mary Mars Gym to claim bragging rights in the in-state rivalry. The win gave the Railsplitters a 5-4 record on the year while dropping the Tornado to 3-8.

Set 1: Lincoln Memorial 25-18
The Railsplitters started strong with an early ace and kill by Justin Sharfenaker earning them a 6-2 lead. A later 3-0 scoring run, consisting of terminations by Shay Spadaro and Matthew Gentry before another Sharfenaker ace, gave the hosts a 13-8 edge, and they would lead by at least four points the rest of the way. Sharfenaker put down four kills in the first frame to pace the Lincoln Memorial offense.

Set 2: Lincoln Memorial 26-24
Three Cole Campisano kills highlighted an early 6-0 rally for the Railsplitters to give them a 7-2 lead, but the Tornado came up with a 4-0 run to get within one at 8-7. Lincoln Memorial led for the majority of the set until King knotted the score at 22-all. The teams alternated two-point sprees, the first of which was a Gentry kill and then ace, before the hosts clinched thanks to a pair of errors on the Tornado. Campisano's six kills led the Railsplitters in the second set.

Set 3: Lincoln Memorial 25-19
Tight through the first half of the set, Lincoln Memorial created some separation with a 9-3 run to give it a 19-13 advantage, and the hosts would cruise to victory from there, clinching the set and match on a John Luers ace. Spadaro went for eight kills in the third frame alone.

Stat of the Match
Lincoln Memorial had 11 service aces to King's 0.

Inside the Box Score
- Spadaro put down 12 kills (.550 hitting percentage) and collected two digs.
- Campisano stuffed the stat sheet with eight kills, five digs, three aces and two assists.
- Kohl Kutsch dished out 27 assists while adding eight digs, four blocks and a kill.
- Sharfenaker went for six kills, three aces, three blocks and two digs.

Up Next
The Railsplitters host Central State on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.