2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball tournament

The 2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for Conference Carolinas during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 8 through April 18, 2021. First Round and Quarterfinal matches will be held at campus sites while the semifinals and championship will be held at Student Center Complex in Bristol, Tennessee.[1] The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

2021 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams8
SiteStudent Center Complex
Bristol, Tennessee
ChampionsBelmont Abbey (1st title)
Winning coachNolan Albrecht (1st title)
MVPBrennan Davis (Belmont Abbey)
TelevisionConference Carolinas DN
Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournaments
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2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount Olive ‍‍‍ 10 3   .769 13 4   .765
Belmont Abbey  ‍‍y 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
North Greenville  ‍‍‍ 7 4   .636 13 5   .722
Barton  ‍‍‍ 7 6   .538 9 10   .474
King  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 12 13   .480
Emmanuel  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 10 13   .435
Erskine  ‍‍‍ 4 9   .308 9 15   .375
Lees-McRae  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 2 19   .095
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Conference Carolinas Tournament champion


Seeds

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All 8 teams are eligible for the postseason. A bye system is used awarding higher seeds byes to the quarter and semifinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Mount Olive 11–2
2 Belmont Abbey 9–5
3 North Greenville 7–4
4 Barton 7–6
5 King 7–7
6 Emmanuel 6–9
7 Erskine 4–9
8 Lees-McRae 2–12

Schedule and results

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Time Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters Report
First Round – Thursday, April 8[2]
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 5 King vs. No. 8 Lees-McRae 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 25–18)
49 Brittany Ramsey & Julie Ward Report
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 6 Emmanuel vs. No. 7 Erskine 3–0
(25–21, 25–13, 25–18)[3]
30 Logan Reese Report
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 13
7:00 pm
No Broadcast– Stream Crashed
No. 4 Barton vs. No. 5 King 0–3
(21–25, 25–27, 20–25)
100 Report
7:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 3 North Greenville vs. No. 6 Emmanuel 3–0
(25–19, 25–16, 25–21)
134 Avery Norris Report
Semifinals – Saturday, April 17
12:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 1 Mount Olive vs. No. 5 King 3–1
(29–27, 24–26, 25–16, 27–25)[4]
123 Matt Stradley Report
2:30 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 2 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 3 North Greenville 3–1
(25–20, 23–25, 25–19, 25–20)[5]
87 Report
Championship – Sunday, April 18
1:00 pm
Conference Carolinas DN
No. 1 Mount Olive vs. No. 2 Belmont Abbey 1–3
(22–25, 25–27, 25–23, 22–25)
123 Matt Stradley
All game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First Round
Thursday, April 8
Quarter finals
Tuesday, April 13
Semi-finals
Saturday, April 17
Finals
Sunday, April 18
5 King 3
8 Lees-McRae 0 4 Barton 0
5 King 3
1 Mount Olive 3
5 King 1
1 Mount Olive 1
6 Emmanuel 3 2 Belmont Abbey 3
7 Erskine 0 3 North Greenville 3
6 Emmanuel 0
2 Belmont Abbey 3
3 North Greenville 1

All–Tournament Team

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  • Most Outstanding Player - Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey
  • Joshua Kim, King
  • Diego Rosich, North Greenville
  • Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive
  • Trevor Tresser, Mount Olive
  • Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey
  • Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey

References

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  1. ^ "Conference Carolinas Unveils Plans For Its Traditional Fall Championships In The Spring Of 2021". Goldsboro Daily News. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA men's volleyball: Conference Carolinas tourney begins Thursday, MIVA on Saturday". Volleyball Mag. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Emmanuel soars past Erskine for program's first ConfCarolinas Tournament win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Audio: Mount Olive coach reacts to beating King in ConfCarolinas semifinals". Off the Block. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Audio: Belmont Abbey coach discusses ConfCarolinas semifinals win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 17, 2021.