Belmont Abbey takes 2024 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball championship
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - Top seed Belmont Abbey claimed their second Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Championship on Saturday night. The Crusaders topped second seed North Greenville 3-1 at the North Charleston Athletic Center.
Trailing by two in the opening set, Belmont Abbey scored five straight points to take a 17-14 lead. They held that lead and took the set 25-20 before the Belmont Abbey offense got going in the second set. The Crusaders hit .357 in their second set 25-20 win as Zach Puentas led the way with six kills in the set.
North Greenville fought back in the third set as they held the advantage nearly the entire way. Mark Autry posted six kills in the 25-21 North Greenville victory.
Belmont Abbey responded with what might have been their best set of the night as they hit .414 and were led by nine kills from Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year and tournament MVP Matthew Staskunas. The Crusaders grabbed the lead early and cruised to the 25-17 win to take the match 3-1.
Staskunas led Belmont Abbey with 17 kills and a .394 attack percentage while Puentas added 10 kills. Alejandro Leon posted 12 digs while Joseph Morris handed out 32 assists.
Autry Led North Greenville with 17 kills and was followed by 13 kills from Diego Rosich and 11 kills from Logan Keothavy. Rosich added 10 digs and Logan Taylor handed out 45 assists.
The championship for Belmont Abbey is their second in program history with the other coming in 2021. The Crusaders earn the automatic bid into the NCAA NC Men's Volleyball Champonship. The selections will be announced on Sunday, April 21 at 1:00 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Fans can watch replays of every game of the tournament via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at
conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket bracket and the North Charleston Athletic Center are available
here.
2024 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team
MVP - Matthew Staskunas, Belmont Abbey
Joseph Morris, Belmont Abbey
Zach Puentas, Belmont Abbey
Mark Autry, North Greenville
Diego Rosich, North Greenville
Kellan Kennedy, King
Justin Gregory, Mount Olive
2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Championship
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 16 (at higher seed)
#6 King 3, #3 Erskine 1 (
Box Score)
#4 Mount Olive 3, #5 Barton 2 (
Box Score)
Semifinals – Friday, April 19 (North Charleston Athletic Center, North Charleston, S.C.)
#1 Belmont Abbey 3, #4 Mount Olive 0 (
Box Score)
#2 North Greenville 3, #6 King 1 (
Box Score)
Final – Saturday, April 20 (North Charleston Athletic Center, North Charleston, S.C.)
#1 Belmont Abbey 3, #2 North Greenville 1 (
Box Score)