Men's Volleyball: King University vs. North Greenville University

February 24, 2021 - 7:00 PM | Student Center Complex - Bristol, Tenn.

King University

Noah Melendez played well last weekend as he was selected Conference Carolinas Specialist of the Week.
- He set a career-high with 15 digs on Friday night and topped that with 16 digs on Saturday.
Diego Marcano set a career-high on Friday night when he accounted for 19 kills at Erskine College.
The Tornado have been solid all season in the back row as they rank third in Conference Carolinas with an average of 9.69 digs per set.
Aaron Milstead had a big week at the net as he set a career-high with eight blocks on Friday and matched it on Saturday.

Last weekend, North Greenville defeated Barton College 3-0 before topping the University of Mount Olive 3-1 on Saturday.
Jackson Gilbert was selected Conference Carolinas Player of the Week as he posted 14 kills against Barton and added 20 kills in the win over Mount Olive.
North Greenville has been solid all around this season, leaging the league in opponents attack percentage and blocks per set.
The Crusader offense is second in the league in attack percentage and service aces per set.
Sergio Carrillo leads Conference Carolinas with an average of 10.3 assists per set. He also ranks second in the league, averaging 1.09 blocks per set.
Emanuel Adames' blocks per set average of 1.04 ranks third in the conference.
Jackson Gilbert leads the league with an average of 0.7 service aces per set while Christian Phung is second in digs per set at 2.35.

Series History

King leads the all-time series 10-3 - click to view

Following a three-game skid, the Tornado have won the last nine meetings with North Greenville, including sweeps in the last three.