Women's Volleyball: Conference Carolinas Championship

Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Championship Schedule

Saturday, April 17

5:00 p.m. - No. 1 North Greenville University vs. No. 4 University of Mount Olive - WATCH | LIVE STATS

7:30 p.m. - No. 2 King University vs. No. 6 Barton College - WATCH | LIVE STATS

Sunday, April 18

4:00 p.m. - Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2 - WATCH | LIVE STATS

CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE | ALL-CONFERENCE CAROLINAS SELECTIONS

No. 1
North Greenville University

Crusaders

11-0, 8-0 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Greg Mosely (coach of the year)
- Abigail Durham (second team)
- Paige Beisecker (third team)
North Greenville won their first Conference Carolinas regular season title since winning the south division in 2017.
The Crusaders are seeking their first Conference Carolinas Tournament championship match appearance.
North Greenville advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Chowan and a 3-0 win over No. 8 Belmont Abbey on April 10.
The Crusader offense has been outstanding this year, leading Conference Carolinas in attack percentage (.223), assists per set (12.85) and kills per set (13.38).
North Greenville is solid at the service line as well, ranking third in the conference with a 1.93 aces per set average.
The Crusaders have five individuals in the league's top 15, including four in the top 10 in attack percentage.
- This group is led by Durham who is second at .346 and Catherine Lant who is third at .319.
Beisecker has been solid at the net as her 0.90 blocks per set average ranks sixth in the league.
Durham and Erin Allen rank in the conference's top 10 with averages of 3.23 and 2.92 kills per set.
Abby Pyke and Ashlyn Connor have done well running the offense, averaging 7.79 and 5.91 assists per set, respectively.

No. 2
King University

Tornado

15-2, 8-1 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Brittney Ramsey (defensive player of the year/second team)
- Julie Ward (first team)
- Kayley Holtzclaw (second team)
- Georgia Davis (third team)
King is seeking their first Conference Carolinas Tournament championship.
- The Tornado have played in the championship match twice, in 2019 and 2013.
The Tornado advanced to the semifinals with 3-1 wins over No. 10 Southern Wesleyan and No. 7 Erskine on April 10.
The King block has been spectacular this season as their average of 2.48 blocks per set leads the league and ranks fifth in all of NCAA Division II.
Ramsey and Holtzclaw lead the Tornado block as Ramsey ranks fifth in the country and leads the conference with an average of 1.38 blocks per set.
Holzclaw ranks eighth in the league with an average of 0.86 blocks per set.
Ramsey also leads the league and ranks 22nd in the national with an attack percentage of .384.
Again, Holtzclaw isn't far behind with a .311 attack percentage.
King also leads Conference Carolinas with an average of 2.00 service aces per set.
Ward, the 2019 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year leads the conference with an average of 0.47 aces per set.
- A season ago she led the conference at 0.53 aces per set.
She also ranks third in the league with an average of 3.39 kills per set and averages 3.325 digs per set.
Abigail Shaffer has led the back row as her 4.96 digs per set average ranks sixth in Conference Carolinas.
Davis plays all six rotations for the Tornado, playing both setter and hitter.

No. 4
University of Mount Olive

Trojans

7-3, 6-3 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Amara Eziakonwa (third team)
Mount Olive advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 5 Converse College on April 10.
Mount Olive last won the Conference Carolinas Tournament in 1997. The Trojans last appeared in the tournament championship in 1998.
The Trojans have been solid all around this season, but their serve has been outstanding as they lead the league with an average of 2.00 aces per set.
Mount Olive also ranks second in the conference in attack percentage (.204) and third in assists per set (11.24) and kills per set (12.21).
Starr Sergent leads three Trojans in the league's top 15 in aces with an average of 0.44 aces per set.
Eziakonwa is 10th at 0.38 and Jenna Myer is 13th at 0.35.
Eziakonwa leads the Trojan offense as well with her .313 attack percentage which ranks fourth in the league.
Defensively, Eziakonwa ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 0.91 blocks per set.
Starr has been the go-to hitter for Mount Olive as she averages 2.71 kills per set.

No. 6
Barton College

Bulldogs

5-9, 4-5 Conference Carolinas

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GAME NOTES

All-Conference Carolinas Selections
- Kaytlin Elkins (player of the year/first team)
- Allison Gambill (first team)
Barton advanced to the semifinals with a win at No. 3 Emmanuel College on April 10.
The Bulldogs won the Conference Carolinas Tournament in 2017 and 2016. They finished runner-up in 2000 and 1996 in their only other two championship match appearances.
Barton is the only team to have two players in Conference Carolinas' top five in terms of kill with Eklins and Gambill.
Elkins' 3.72 kills per set average leads the league while Gambill's 3.38 kills per set average ranks third.
Defensively, Madison Greene averages 3.39 digs per set while Sarah Kirk isn't far behind at 3.13 digs per set.