Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University men's volleyball team fell to Lasell, 3-1 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Harborside Recreation Center on Wednesday evening.

Lasell took the opening game with a 30-24 victory and extended their lead to 2-0 with a 30-25 win in the second game of the evening. Johnson & Wales responded with a 30-26 win in game three to make the score 2-1. The visiting Lasers then closed out the evening with a 30-14 win in game four.

Sophomore Petar Yanikiev (Varna, Bulguria) led the way for Johnson & Wales with 14 kills and six digs while junior Eric Minnich (Concord, Calif.) added 11 kills for the Wildcats. Sophomore Robert Slough (Buffalo, N.Y.) had 33 set assists and five digs.

Sophomore Micah Aiu (Honolulu, Hawaii) paced Lasell with 15 kills, seven digs and two blocks while sophomore Brendan McGourn (Southington, Conn.) added 48 set assists, eight digs and eight kills in the victory for the Lasers.

With the loss Johnson & Wales falls to 5-11 overall, 1-5 in the GNAC while Lasell improves to 12-5 on the year, 7-2 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 27th when they host travel to Albertus Magnus for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference tri-match with Emerson, starting at 12:00 p.m.