GREENVILLE, S.C. – The King University men's volleyball completed a comeback over North Greenville winning in five sets after falling in the first two.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 3 – North Greenville 2 (19-25, 10-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-11)
LOCATION: Hayes Gymnasium; Greenville, S.C.
RECORDS: King 2-12, 2-5 Conference Carolinas | North Greenville 4-6, 3-4 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- King trailed for the entirety of the first set as North Greenville took the opening frame 25-19.
- The Tornado had five kills in the opening set, with Justin Sawyer (2), Colton Bueter (2), and Grayson Stoudt (1) contributing. Sean Haberthy had 1 solo block and 2 block assists.
- The second set was a struggle offensively for King as they fell 25-10 to the Trailblazers.
- Facing a sweep, King began the third set with a 4-1 lead. The Tornado led a majority of the set, but North Greenville tied the set at 11. After four straight errors from the Trailblazers, King retook the lead.
- North Greenville had a 21-19 lead before King scored six straight to take the lead, helped with four kills from Colton Bueter. Alex Barkley contributed 4 kills throughout the set.
- The fourth set was back and forth until King scored four unanswered, including an ace from Sawyer to take a 10-7 lead.
- King led the rest of the set winning set four 25-21 and forcing a fifth set. Bueter added three more kills and 1.5 blocks while both Barkley and Sawyer recorded an ace.
- The Tornado opened the final set with a 4-0 lead and led the rest of the way with a minimum of a three point lead. Bueter had three more kills.
KING HIGHLIGHTS
- Colton Bueter had 13 kills to lead the offensive efforts. He also had 25 receptions and 2.0 blocks.
- Justin Sawyer had 9 kills and an ace. Alex Barkley had an ace and seven kills. He also had 17 receptions.
- Javier Saldivar had a game-high 31 receptions while JP Ribeiro had 28 assists.
UP NEXT
King will start a four-game home stretch on Saturday as they host Belmont Abbey at 2 pm.
