Men's Volleyball: Conference Carolinas Championship

Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Championship Schedule

Saturday, April 17

12:00 p.m. - No. 1 University of Mount Olive vs. No. 5 King University - WATCH | LIVE STATS

2:30 p.m. - No. 2 Belmont Abbey College vs. No. 3 North Greenville University - WATCH | LIVE STATS

Sunday, April 18

1:00 p.m. - Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2 - WATCH | LIVE STATS

CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE | ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Ali'i Keohohou (coach of the year)
- Tobi Azeez (player of the year/first team)
- Dominic Hagerty (freshman of the year)
- Luke Visgitis (first team)
- Eric Visgitis (second team)
- Jarrod Ferguson (third team)
- Iyanu Adebisi (third team)
Mount Olive won the first two Conference Carolinas Tournament championships in 2010 and 2011.
- The Trojans finished runner-up in 2012, 2014 and 2017.
The Trojan offense has been unmatched this season, leading Conference Carolinas in attack percentage (.282), assists (12.03/set) and kills (12.85/set).
In the national rankings, Mount Olive ranks fifth in assists per set adn seventh in kills per set.
In the back row, Mount Olive's average of 12.05 digs per set leads all of NCAA Division I/II.
Adebisi ranks third in the country with an average of 2.64 digs per set.
In terms of attack percentage, Luke Visgitis ranks third in the country with a .491 attack percentage while Eric Visgitis ranks seventh at .439.
Azeez's 4.51 kills per set average leads all of NCAA Division I/II.

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Brennan Davis (first team)
- Matteo Miselli (second team)
- Andrew Kohut (second team)
- Brian Long (third team)
Belmont Abbey is seeking their first appearance in the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match.
The Belmont Abbey offense has been keyed on their setter, Davis. He ranks sixth in NCAA Division I/II with an average of 10.44 assists per set.
The Crusaders' average of 11.84 assists per set ranks 11th in the country.
The Belmont Abbey offense ranks third in the league in attack percentage (.257), assists per set (11.84) and kills per set (12.69).
Riley Milkey's attack percentage of .457 ranks third in the conference.
Defensively, Long averages 0.90 blocks per set, a mark that ranks fifth in the league.
Belmont Abbey is the only school with two players in the league's top 10 in terms of kills.
- Miselli ranks fifth at 3.87 and Kohut is seventh at 3.73.

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Jackson Gilbert (first team)
- Sergio Carrillo (second team)
- Christian Phung (second team)
- Brandon Baker (third team)
- Emanuel Adames (third team)
North Greenville defeated sixth seed Emmanuel College 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the semifinals.
North Greenville is seeking their first appearance in the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match.
The Crusaders have been outstanding at the net and at the service line as they lead Conference Carolinas with averages of 2.62 blocks and 1.76 service aces per set.
Nationally, North Greenville ranks third in the country in aces per set and sixth in blocks per set.
That block attributes to the Crusaders holding their opponents to a .164 attack percentage, a mark that is second in all of NCAA Division I/II.
Offensively, North Greenville ranks second in the league with an attack percentage of .281.
Adames' blocks per set average of 1.11 ranks ninth in the country and leads Conference Carolinas.
Baker owns a .459 attack percentage, ranking him fifth in the country and second in the league.
Gilbert has been North Greenville's go-to hitter as his 4.29 kills per set average ranks fifth in the nation and second in the conference.
Carrillo has done well running the offense as his 10.31 assists per set average ranks eighth in the country and third in the league.

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Noah Melendez (defensive player of the year/first team)
- Joshua Kim (first team)
King has had the longest road to reach the semifinals, defeating eighth-seed Lees-McRae 3-0 in the first round on April 8.
The Tornado then went on the road and defeated fourth seed Barton 3-0 on Tuesday night.
King has appeared in the last two Conference Carolinas Tournament championship matches, defeating Barton in 2018 and falling to Barton in 2019.
- King also appeared in the 2011 championship match, falling to Mount Olive.
King has been solid at the net all season, ranking 13th in the country and second in Conference Carolinas with a blocks per set average of 2.20.
Aaron Milstead leads the Tornado block as his 1.10 blocks per set average ranks second in the conference.
Douglas Florencio follows as his 0.88 blocks per set average ranks seventh.
The back end of the Tornado defense has been solid as well, ranking third in the league with a 10.38 digs per set average.
Melendez leads the King back row as his 2.69 digs per set average leads Conference Carolinas.
Kim and Diego Marcano lead the King offense with averages of 4.10 and 3.09 kills per set, respectively.
- Kim ranks third in the league while Marcano ranks 11th.
Setter JT Deppe has been solid all season as his 9.92 assists per set average ranks fourth in the league.