CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — After dropping its last two matches, Campbellsville University men's volleyball is returning home to the Powell Athletic Center to get back on the winning ways.
The Tigers host Milligan College on Tuesday night with first serve going up at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the match on the CU Sports Network –
www.campbellsvilletigers.com/watch.
Campbellsville (5-8, 1-3 MSC) enters the week after dropping four of its last five matches sandwiched with a 3-0 sweep over Judson University on Feb. 10.
The Tigers are coming off a 3-1 loss to St. Andrews University on Saturday and a 3-0 loss to Cincinnati Christian last week at home.
Rafael Cruz leads the Tigers with 166 kills on the season and is averaging 4.05 kills per set – which ranks No. 7 in the NAIA.
Noel Camello is also having a stellar start to his sophomore year by averaging 3.39 digs per game – ranking No. 4 in the NAIA.
Earlier in the season, the Tigers and Milligan met and Campbellsville came away with a 3-0 sweep.
Jeremy Hernandez led the Tigers with 11 kills and hit .350 in the Feb. 7
th match, while
Rafael Cruz backed that up with 10.
Keaton Marshall led CU with 18 assists and
Diego Romero followed with 16.
The Tigers dominated by hitting .233 with 42 kills, compared to .071 and 22 kills for Milligan.
After tonight, Campbellsville has a four-match road swing through Virginia, Georgia and two matches in Florida over the next two weeks. The Tigers travel to Bluefield College on Saturday, Feb. 24 for their next match.
