North Greenville Captures First-Ever Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Top seed North Greenville defeated three-seed Mount Olive in five sets (25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7) to capture the 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship in the program’s first-ever appearance in the title game on Saturday, April 23 inside Kornegay Arena on the campus of Mount Olive.
The Crusaders earned the automatic bid to the NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championships and will learn their seed and opponent on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m.
It was a back-and-forth battle throughout the match that featured 31 ties, 15 in the fourth set, and 12 lead changes, eight in the fourth set. The Crusaders (20-5) hit .304 in the win, including a .643 mark in the fifth and final set. The defense held the Trojans (15-7) to a .281 mark for the match and a .059 attack percentage in the final set. Mount Olive had 11 blocks to seven for NGU, but the Crusaders won the match at the service line with a 6-2 margin in aces and 19 service errors to 25 for the Trojans.
Gregory Torres, who was named 2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Most Valuable Player, finished with a match-high 25 kills, a .435 attack percentage, 10 digs and four service aces, which included the final point. Diego Rosich added 16 kills and 12 digs while Michael de la Cruz added 15 kills. Sergio Carrillo, who joined Rosich and Torres on the All-Tournament team, dished out 55 assists and collected 13 digs.
Tobi Azeez, another All-Tournament team selection, led the Trojans offense with 18 kills while Pedro Gonzalez added 13 kills on a .650 attack percentage with seven blocks. Jarrod Ferguson joined Azeez on the All-Tournament team with 45 assists in the loss.
Fans can rewatch the thrilling match at conferencecarolinasdn.com.
2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team
Gregory Torres, North Greenville - Most Valuable Player
Sergio Carrillo, North Greenville
Diego Rosich, North Greenville
Tobi Azeez, Mount Olive
Jarrod Ferguson, Mount Olive
Niklas Eichenberger, Emmanuel
Suetonius Harris, King
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.)
#1 North Greenville def. #4 Emmanuel, 3-0 (Box Score)
#3 Mount Olive def. #2 King, 3-1 (Box Score)
Final – Saturday, April 23 (University of Mount Olive - Mount Olive, N.C.)
#1 North Greenville def. #3 Mount Olive, 3-2 (Box Score)