Emmanuel, Mount Olive Advance to Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Semifinals
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Fourth-seeded Emmanuel and third-seeded Mount Olive each went the distance to advance to the semifinals of the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship with quarterfinal victories on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Emmanuel defeated Erskine, 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10), to earn the right to travel to Mount Olive to face top-seeded North Greenville at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Mount Olive collected a 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 15-10) win over sixth-seeded Belmont Abbey to move into the semifinal round where they face off against second-seeded King at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22 in Mount Olive, North Carolina.
Emmanuel (15-13) outhit Erskine (13-18) .246 to .161 and withstood a 25-14 deficit in total blocks to earn the quarterfinal victory. The Lions' attack was led by Gustavo Cavalcanti’s match-high 26 kills as he hit .240 with five service aces, nine digs and a pair of blocks. Carlos Gurrero added 17 kills and Eli Zdonek had 12 while Henrik Westhoff dished out 54 assists and Nicklas Eichenberger tallied 12 digs. Kacper Rybarczyk led the Flying Fleet with 17 kills while Jason Sall added 13 kills, 10 digs and six blocks for Erskine.
A 12-5 edge in blocks and 5-2 margin in service aces led Mount Olive (15-6) past Belmont Abbey (15-16) and earned them a trip to the semifinals. The Trojans finished the match hitting .274, while the Crusaders finished at .228 as a team. Tobi Azeez paced Mount Olive with 20 kills and a .421 attack percentage with four digs and three aces while Tyran Gillespie added 12 kills and Pedro Gonzalez chipped in 11. Jarrod Ferguson directed the offense with 43 assists while Trevor Treser tallied 19 digs. Mateo Miselli pounded a match-high 26 kills and hit .395 for the Crusaders with eight digs while Andrew Kohut added 11 kills and a team-high 11 digs in the loss for Belmont Abbey.
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 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#5 Erskine def. #8 Barton, 3-0 (Box Score)
#6 Belmont Abbey def. #7 Lees-McRae, 3-1 (Box Score)
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 19 (Higher Seed Hosts)
#3 Mount Olive def. #6 Belmont Abbey, 3-2 (Box Score)
#4 Emmanuel def. #5 Erskine, 3-2 (Box Score)
Semifinals – Friday, April 22 (University of Mount Olive - Mount Olive, N.C.)
#4 Emmanuel vs. #1 North Greenville, 5 p.m.
#3 Mount Olive 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.