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The postseason will get underway in the ConfCarolinas with a spot in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
The conference tournament opens with two quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. Check out the matchups and the historical tidbits to know before filling out your ConfCarolinas Tournament bracket.
No. 3 seed Erskine (13-10, 9-5 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 6 seed King (6-20, 4-10 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m.Tuesday in Due West, South Carolina
Season series: Erskine swept King both in February and March.
All-time series: Erskine leads 14-11
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Erskine (2014, 2016); King (2018, 2023)
Next up on the bracket: The winner of this match will advance to play North Greenville in the semifinals.
Erskine player to know: Edgerrin Austin leads the ConfCarolinas and is in the nation’s top 20 with a 3.67 kills per game average.
King player to know: Warren Davis, the 2023 ConfCarolinas Tournament Most Outstanding Player, is third in the conference and in the nation’s top 25 with a 3.44 kills per game average.
Stats to know: Erskine is attempting to reach the ConfCarolinas Tournament semifinals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2016. King as a No. 3 seed last year became the lowest seed to win a ConfCarolinas Tournament championship. No team has ever repeated as ConfCarolinas Tournament champs since the conference started receiving an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2014.
No. 4 seed Mount Olive vs. No. 5 seed Barton (12-12, 6-8 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. Tuesday in Mount Olive, North Carolina
Season series: Mount Olive swept Barton both in March and April
All-time series: Mount Olive leads 17-11
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Mount Olive (2010, 2011);Barton (2017, 2019)
Next up on the bracket: The winner of this match will advance to play Belmont Abbey in the semifinals
Mount Olive player to know: Jackson Lahey leads the conference with a 0.43 aces per game average and has guided the offense this season to a conference-best .277 attack percentage.
Barton player to know: Thomas Fanic is fourth in the nation averaging 1.21 blocks per game.
Stats to know: Mount Olive is on an eight-match winning streak against its in-state rivals dating back to 2021. Barton has not won a postseason match since winning the ConfCarolinas Tournament championship in 2019.
Byes to the semifinals
No. 1 seed Belmont Abbey (19-4, 13-1 ConfCarolinas)
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Belmont Abbey (2021)
Next up on the bracket: Belmont Abbey will play the winner of the quarterfinals match between Mount Olive and Barton.
Belmont Abbey player to know: Jibriel Elhaddad leads the conference and is second in the nation with a 1.29 blocks per game average.
No. 2 seed North Greenville (14-8, 11-3 ConfCarolinas)
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: North Greenville (2022)
Next up on the bracket: North Greenville will play the winner of the quarterfinals match between Erskine and King.
North Greenville player to know: Michael de la Cruz leads the ConfCarolinas with a .383 attack percentage and is among the conference leaders averaging 2.25 kills per game.