CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville's men's volleyball team posted an attacking percentage of .452 on Tuesday night en route to a 3-0 win over Milligan College inside the Powell Athletic Center.
 
Diego Romero recorded a match-high 12 kills for the Tigers (6-8), while Jeremy Hernandez notched 35 assists against the Buffaloes.
 
After a close start to the opening stanza that saw the scored tied at five, Campbellsville went on a 9-0 run to push its lead to 14-5.  The Tigers continued to roll in the set as they scored the final four points to secure a 25-11 win in the first set. After the score tied at five in the early going, Campbellsville outscored Milligan, 20-6, to closeout the game.
 
In set two, the Buffaloes got the first point, but after four-straight points from the Tigers they never looked back. A 10-2 run from Campbellsville highlighted the set as it took a 2-0 lead in the match after a second-straight 25-11 victory.
 
During the first two sets, the Tigers posted a scorching .583 attacking mark in the first set, but cooled down in the second set and hit .292.
 
Campbellsville's offense picked up once again in third set and hit .480. However, errors plagued both teams in the third set with a combined 15 errors, which included service and attacking. In a match that saw 24 service errors, nine came in the third set.
 
The Tigers jumped out to a 16-8 lead in the third set, looking to closeout the match, but Milligan continued to hang around and pulled within two points at 18-16. After the run from the Buffaloes, Campbellsville regained momentum and close out the match on 7-1 run – including scoring the final five points – to complete the sweep with a 25-17 victory in the final set.
 
Not only did the Tiger offense perform well, Campbellsville's defense only allowed Milligan to hit .018 for the match and the Buffaloes hit .000 in the first two sets. The Tigers ended the match with 41 kills, compared to just 11 from Milligan.
 
Campbellsville hits the road this weekend for a noon ET contest against Bluefield College on Saturday in Bluefield, Virginia.