Erskine and Belmont Abbey Advance to Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Fifth-seeded Erskine and sixth-seeded Belmont Abbey advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship with first round victories on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Erskine swept eighth-seeded Barton, 3-0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-19), to earn the right to travel to fourth-seeded Emmanuel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19. Belmont Abbey collected a 3-1 (25-13, 25-12, 23-25, 25-15) win over seventh-seeded Lees-McRae to move into the quarterfinal round where they face off against third-seeded Mount Olive at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
Erskine (13-17) hit an impressive .427 in its first round win over Barton (0-20). Three players for the Flying Fleet finished with double-digit kills with Edgerrin Austin leading the way with 16 kills and seven digs. Jason Sall picked up 11 kills, while Kacper Rybarczyk closed his efforts with 10 kills and seven digs. Juan Alcoba paced the Erskine attack with 39 assists. Jack Sandahl led Barton with eight kills.
A program-best 20.0 total blocks helped lead Belmont Abbey to the quarterfinals. The Crusaders finished the match hitting .360, while limiting Lees-McRae to .059 as a team. Matteo Miselli put together a special night with 22 kills, six blocks and three aces. Jack Walsh dished out 35 assists while also collecting eight blocks. Kyle Ferguson registered 14 blocks and nine kills in the match with his 14 blocks the most in a single match in the nation this season. Michael Marsans led Lees-McRae with 10 kills.
Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at
conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena are available
here.
2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship
First Round – Wednesday, April 13
#5 Erskine def. #8 Barton, 3-0 (
Box Score)
#6 Belmont Abbey def. #7 Lees-McRae, 3-1 (
Box Score)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 19
#6 Belmont Abbey at #3 Mount Olive, 7 p.m.
#5 Erskine at #4 Emmanuel, 7 p.m.
Semifinals – Friday, April 22 (University of Mount Olive - Mount Olive, N.C.)
Winner of #4-#5 vs. #1 North Greenville, 5 p.m.
Winner of #3-#6 vs. #2 King, 7:30 p.m.
Final – Saturday, April 23 (University of Mount Olive - Mount Olive, N.C.)
Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2, 6:30 p.m.