Courtesy: Conference Carolinas
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barton College outside hitter Angelos Mandilaris has been selected as the 2018 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Year. Belmont Abbey College’s Rob Valentine was named Defensive Player of the Year, while Francisco Salinger Cenzual of Limestone College won Freshman of the Year. In addition, Ryan Booher of King University earned Coach of the Year, the Conference announced today.
Mandilaris, a sophomore from Chalkida, Greece, finished second in the league in kills (370), kills per set (4.02), while ranking fourth in hitting percentage (.313). He also garnered conference player of the week honors twice during the regular season.
Cenzual, a native of Cipolletti, Argentina, appeared in 26 matches and 85 sets for the Saints. He tallied 240 kills, eight assists, 38 service aces, 153 digs and 55 total blocks (11 solos and 44 assists). His stats ranked in the top-10 in the conference in total kills, kills per set, service aces per set and total service aces.
Booher, for the second straight year, was selected conference Coach of the Year after leading the Tornado to a share of its second straight Conference Carolinas regular season title. During the 2018 season, his squad only dropped six sets in conference play, four coming to co-champion Barton, as King finished the season with a conference mark of 15-1. King is 21-5 and has recorded two winning streaks of at least nine matches, including a 10-match streak entering the Conference Carolinas Championship semifinal matches. Earlier this season, the Tornado won a program record 26 straight sets.
Barton, King and University of Mount Olive each placed a pair of players on the first team, while Belmont Abbey landed one honoree. Joining Mandilaris on the first team was Aleksa Brkovic (Barton), Liam Maxwell (Belmont Abbey), Nick Drooker (King), Jeff Sprayberry (King), Josh Donahue (Mount Olive) and Robert Poole (Mount Olive).
King and Barton tied for the Conference Carolinas regular season title. The semifinals of the league tournament continue tonight King facing Belmont Abbey and Barton taking on Mount Olive.
All-Conference Carolinas First Team
Jeff Sprayberry, King
Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey
Robert Poole, Mount Olive
Aleksa Brkovic, Barton
Nick Drooker, King
Josh Donahue, Mount Olive
All-Conference Carolinas Second Team
Kiel Bell, King
Vasilis Mandilaris, Barton
Jon Wheaton, King
Matthew McManaway, North Greenville
Bret Rutledge, Mount Olive
Oscar Fiorentino, Barton
Rob Valentine, Belmont Abbey
All-Conference Carolinas Third Team
Brad Monaghan, Mount Olive
Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone
Luke Visgitis, Mount Olive
Anthony Savage, Limestone
Jackson Gilbert, North Greenville
Jeff Yasalonis, Mount Olive
Florian Ruhm, Limestone
Offensive Player of the Year
Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
Defensive Player of the Year
Rob Valentine, Belmont Abbey
Freshman of the Year
Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone
Coach of the Year
Ryan Booher, King
Regular Season Men’s Volleyball Champions
Barton College & King University
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